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This chapter examines the criminal careers of males who commit violent offenses. The study is based on a very carefully defined, true cohort of all men born in Copenhagen from 1944–1947. The selection procedures and size of the cohort assure actual representation and guarantee a full range of police recorded offenses. We will confine ourselves to a brief description of the criminal behavior of these violent men. In particular we will report on the concentration and specialization of violence, other criminal behavior of the violent offender, and the age related characteristics of the violent offender.
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Guttridge, P., Gabrielli, W.F., Mednick, S.A., Van Dusen, K.T. (1983). Criminal Violence in a Birth Cohort. In: Van Dusen, K.T., Mednick, S.A. (eds) Prospective Studies of Crime and Delinquency. Longitudinal Research in the Behavioral, Social and Medical Sciences, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6672-7_11
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