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The study of criminal careers has been the focus of a long line of research dating back to the early nineteenth century. Despite this rich history, only more recently has life-course research began efforts to unpack the complexity of criminal career dimensions. This approach has yielded important research findings with relevant policy implications. This chapter provides a brief background into the origin of criminal career research and introduces the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development.
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Farrington, D.P., Piquero, A.R., Jennings, W.G. (2013). Introduction to Criminal Careers. In: Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age. SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6105-0_1
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