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The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development represents one of the longest and most comprehensive, prospective longitudinal studies in the world focusing on offending, risk factors, and life events. Evidence gleaned from nearly five decades of research has generated a wealth of empirical information relevant for criminology and related disciplines with regard to family criminality, the relationship between employment and crime, risk factors associated with offending, the association between offending and adverse physical health outcomes, and the costs of crime. This chapter reviews these research findings in detail and concludes with a discussion of the strengths and limitations of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development.
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Farrington, D.P., Piquero, A.R., Jennings, W.G. (2013). The Cambridge Study: Previous Results. 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_2
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