Age and Crime

Michael Rocque; Chad Posick; Justin Hoyle

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Age and Crime

Michael Rocque, Chad Posick, Justin Hoyle

Criminal Justice & Criminology

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The relationship between age and crime is one of the oldest known in the criminological literature. This entry describes research on what is known as the “age–crime curve,” first by reviewing recent data, then discussing historical and theoretical work. The entry then discusses policy implications of the age and crime research. These implications differ according to whether one views the relationship between age and crime as a biological “invariant” phenomenon, or as one that can be explained at least partially by social factors. Both social and biological factors likely influence the age–crime curve, and policy should be developed accordingly.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118519639.wbecpx275
State	Published - Oct 2 2015

Keywords

Adolescence
Age
Desistance
Developmental
Life course

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Criminology
Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Age and Crime

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