Exploring paradigms of crime reduction: an empirical longitudinal study

Soothill, K and Christoffersen, M and Hussain, MA and Francis, B (2010) Exploring paradigms of crime reduction: an empirical longitudinal study. British Journal of Criminology, 50 (2). pp. 222-238. ISSN 0007-0955

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Abstract

Using Danish registers for a 1980 birth cohort of 29,944 males with parental information and following up these cases for 25 years, the study considers four paradigms of crime reduction (parental child rearing, structural factors around adolescence, locality and individual resources). Focusing on offenders with first-time convictions for shoplifting (n = 1,989), for burglary (n = 1,324) and for violence (n = 1,901), all four paradigms made a contribution to risk of first-time offending for all three crimes. The counter-factual analysis indicated that a focus on structural issues within a society may have more widespread benefits, but the assumed causal links need to be further explored. The use of population registers, under controlled conditions, provides an important window on criminal careers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: theory testing, crime recruitment, risk of first offending, parental factors, locality
Subjects: 5. Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis > 5.7 Longitudinal Data Analysis
Depositing User: L-W-S user
Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2010 15:16
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2021 13:50
URI: https://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/id/eprint/836
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azp076

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