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Life-Course Development and Crime: An Introduction

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This chapter provides a brief overview of some of the main theoretical frameworks as well as empirical evidence that currently exist in developmental and life-course criminology. Discussion is also devoted toward the implications of these theoretical frameworks and the related empirical research for crime prevention, notably early life-course prevention programs such as family parent training and nurse-home visitation programs. The chapter concludes with offering directions for future developmental and life-course research and theorizing.

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  1. University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA

    Alex Piquero

  2. University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

    Wesley G. Jennings

  3. University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA

    Jennifer M. Reingle

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    Mindy S. Bradley

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Piquero, A., Jennings, W.G., Reingle, J.M. (2017). Life-Course Development and Crime: An Introduction. In: Teasdale, B., Bradley, M. (eds) Preventing Crime and Violence. Advances in Prevention Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44124-5_9

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