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Autor/inn/en | Hirschi, Travis; Gottfredson, Michael |
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Titel | Age and the Explanation of Crime. |
Quelle | In: American Journal of Sociology, 89 (1983) 3, S.552-84 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Age; Crime; Criminals; Prediction; Social Class; Social Influences; Social Structure; Social Theories; Sociocultural Patterns |
Abstract | One of the few facts agreed on in criminology is that most crimes are committed by younger persons. However, the age distribution of criminals is sufficiently invariant across a broad range of social conditions that one cannot use age distribution as a foundation for theories of crime. (Author/IS) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |