This second edition book advances knowledge about criminal careers throughout life. It presents new results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD), which is a unique longitudinal study of the development of offending from age 10 to age 61. Previous results obtained in the CSDD are reviewed, and then new findings from official criminal records up to age 61 are presented: on offending at different ages, continuity in offending, ages of onset, and criminal career duration. The number of offenders and offenses between ages 50 and 61 is noteworthy. The book then presents results on self-reported offending in different age ranges up to 48: on prevalence, frequency, continuity, and comparisons with official records that suggest that official records only capture the tip of the iceberg of offending. It then analyzes different trajectories of official offending up to age 61 and shows to what extent they could be predicted by childhood risk factors. New results from the CSDD in the last 10 years are then presented, followed by a discussion of the relevance of all the findings for criminological theories and public policies such as early intervention. This book should be of great interest not only to academics but also to policy makers and practitioners who are concerned with crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Describes a unique 50-year longitudinal study of offending Presents information on criminal careers from age 10 to age 61 Compares official convictions and self-reported offending at different ages

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Mirian Susana Orlando PHD, PSY.T, B.A., M.A., Chief Executive- National Supreme Court of Argentina. She has monitored more than 3000 young offenders aiming desistance from crime. Doctoral Dissertation "Resilience and Socio-Emotional Competencies in Recidivist and non-Recidivist Young Offenders" (2020). In 2020 Dr Orlando was honoured to be a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University hosted by Professor David Farrington, a leader with a worldwide reputation for excellence in both teaching and research. He constitutes a major influence in her academic career, having guided her to develop the skills needed to become an international researcher. From 2021 to the present, Dr Orlando has published articles in major journals with Professor Farrington, making significant scientific contributions to juvenile offending and recidivism in the lesser-studied context of Argentina and internationally. Since 2022 Dr Orlando head the section "Youth in Conflict with the Law" of the Argentina Association of Mental Health. David P. Farrington, O.B.E., is Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology at Cambridge University. Among other awards, he has received the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, and an honorary degree of Sc.D. from Trinity College, University of Dublin. Among other appointments, he has been President of the American Society of Criminology, President of the European Association of Psychology and Law, President of the British Society of Criminology, President of the Academy of Experimental Criminology, and Chair of the International Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group. His major research interest is in developmental criminology, and he is co-Director of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, which is a prospective longitudinal survey of over 400 London males from age 8 to age 61. In addition to 923 published journal articles and book chapters on criminological and psychological topics, he has published 135 books, monographs and government publications, and 164 shorter publications.

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Chapter 1 . Introduction to Criminal Careers.- Chapter 2 . The CSDD: Previous Results.- Chapter 3 . Official Criminal Careers.- Chapter 4 . Self-Reported Versus Official Offending.- Chapter 5 . Trajectories of Offending to Age 61.- Chapter 6 . What have we learned from the CSDD in the last ten years?.- Chapter 7 . Conclusions.- Chapter 8 . 2013-2023 Publications presenting results from the CSDD (120).