The Criminal Career

Britta Kyvsgaard examines the life circumstances and criminal behavior patterns of career criminals in Denmark.

Klappentext

In this 2002 book, Britta Kyvsgaard examines the life circumstances and criminal behavior patterns of career criminals in Denmark.

Zusammenfassung
In this 2002 book, Britta Kyvsgaard examines the nature and aspects of the 'criminal career' through her longitudinal analysis of 45,000 Danish offenders. The data, unparalleled in size and quality, allows powerful analyses of criminal behavior, even among relatively small demographic subgroups. Her findings suggest rehabilitation as an alternative worthy of further research.

Inhalt

1. The career concept in criminological research; Part I. Objectives, Methodology and Sample: 2. Objectives; 3. Methodology and Validity; 4. Data and Data Quality; 5. The longitudinal design; 6. Crime trends and criminal policy in Denmark; Part II. The Criminal Career: 7. Prevalence; 8. Individual crime frequencies; 9. Criminal onset; 10. Recidivism and duration of the criminal career; 11. Desistance from the criminal career; 12. Specialization or versatility in the type of offenses; 13. Escalation in the seriousness of crime; Part III. Sanctions and Deterrence: 14. The incapacitative effects of sanctions; 15. The deterrent effect of sanctions; 16. Punishment, treatment, and the pendulum; Part IV. Discussion of Results: 17. The contributions and challenges of criminal career research.