Rethinking the "norm" of offender generality: Investigating specialization in the short-term
Rethinking the "norm" of offender generality: Investigating specialization in the short-term
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重新思考犯罪者普遍性的“规范”：短期内调查专业化
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2006
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A. Piquero
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Christopher J. Sullivan;J. McGloin;T. Pratt;A. Piquero
The life-course approach to criminal career research has devoted a good deal of attention to the generality or specialization of offending behavior. Typically, extant research demonstrates versatility on the part of offenders, yet such findings could be attributable, at least in part, to time and measurement aggregation bias. This work uses a temporally disaggregated and individualized measure of diversity in offending to determine whether the previous findings of generality hold up to shifts in methodology. Using data from a sample of serious felons, results indicated that the magnitude of specialization is greater than in prior studies. Regression results indicated that certain demographic and local life-circumstance variables are related to the extent of diversity. Theoretical and methodological implications are identified and discussed.
