Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ292307
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Publication Date: 1983
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Age and the Explanation of Crime.
Hirschi, Travis; Gottfredson, Michael
American Journal of Sociology, v89 n3 p552-84 Nov 1983
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)
Descriptors: Age, Crime, Criminals, Prediction, Social Class, Social Influences, Social Structure, Social Theories, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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