Age and the Explanation of Crime

Hirschi, Travis; Gottfredson, Michael R.

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“…Second, we included age and age squared . Age is an important control because it influences both marital transitions and criminal activities (e.g., Hirschi & Gottfredson, ), and the level of maturity signaled through a man's age may also increase his probability of marrying a law‐abiding spouse.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism

Andersen

Skov

2015

J of Marriage and Family

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The authors analyzed whether the effect of marriage on recidivism varied by spousal criminality. For this purpose, they used propensity score matching and full population data from Statistics Denmark on all unmarried and previously convicted men from birth cohorts 1965–1985 (N = 102,839). The results showed that marriage reduced recidivism compared to nonmarriage only when the spouse had no criminal record. Similarly, marriage to a nonconvicted spouse reduced recidivism significantly more than marriage to a convicted spouse. These findings not only underline how important marriage is for social integration but also stress the heterogeneous nature of the protective effects of marriage.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism

Andersen

Skov

2015

J of Marriage and Family

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“…It is understood that crime increases throughout adolescence and then peaks at age 17 (slightly earlier for property crime than for violent crime) and then begins to decrease over the life course moving forward. This trend has, over the years, withstood stringent testing and examination across time periods and maintains consistent results regardless of race/ethnicity, education level, or income (see for example : Farrington 1986;Braithwaite 1989;Hirschi and Gottfredson 1983;Moffitt 1993;Piquero et al 2003). Hirschi and Gottfredson (1983) are generally credited with the resurgence of criminology's examination of the age and crime relationship when they challenged this commonly held notion and suggested that the age and crime relationship was not as reliable as once thought and that the relationship was in serious need of reexamination.…”

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“…This trend has, over the years, withstood stringent testing and examination across time periods and maintains consistent results regardless of race/ethnicity, education level, or income (see for example : Farrington 1986;Braithwaite 1989;Hirschi and Gottfredson 1983;Moffitt 1993;Piquero et al 2003). Hirschi and Gottfredson (1983) are generally credited with the resurgence of criminology's examination of the age and crime relationship when they challenged this commonly held notion and suggested that the age and crime relationship was not as reliable as once thought and that the relationship was in serious need of reexamination. As recently as Shulman, Steinburg, and Piquero's (2013) very thorough testing however, criminologists have come to understand that it is necessary to also include sociological, psychological, and environmental elements into the understanding of the age and crime relationship.…”

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confidence: 91%

Aging Out of Crime: Exploring the Relationship Between Age and Crime with Agent-Based Modeling

2017

Agent-Directed Simulation Symposium (ADS 2017)

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Criminologists have long observed a strong correlation between age and crime. The age crime relationship has withstood stringent testing since the 1920's and repeatedly demonstrated that criminal activity peaks at age seventeen and then gradually declines. These efforts have resulted in the formation of several theories; however, quantitative assessment of these theories are incomplete and fail to fully examine the role of sociological and cultural factors. In this paper, we create an agent-based model (ABM) that generates a society where individuals age out of a predisposition to commit crimes. We also extend the model into a tool for decision makers to gather actionable insight with respect to competing crime reduction policies. Our results demonstrate that modeling crime through an ABM enables decision makers to test the viability of crime-related policies by reducing the uncertainty associated with the potential crime reduction outcomes while examining the effectiveness of resource allocations.

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“…Brown, Novak, & Frank, 2009;Murphy, 2015;Snyder & Sickmund, 2006). A multitude of studies have suggested that the onset of criminal activity starts in late childhood/early adolescence, peaks during late adolescence and early adulthood, and gradually decreases with age (Farrington, 1986;Hirschi & Gottfredson, 1983;Moffitt, 1993;Sampson & Laub, 1992). Correspondingly, adolescents and youth account for a substantial portion of police-citizen contacts (Puzzanchera, 2014).…”

Section: Young Individuals and The Policementioning

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Community policing and youth offending: a comparison of large and small jurisdictions in the United States

Paez

Dierenfeldt

2019

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Over the last two decades, the implementation of community-oriented practices has been a primary focus of American policing. Supporters of this approach suggest that a partnership between police, community members, and service agencies can strengthen the welfare of young individuals in the community. Relying on Census, Uniform Crime Report, and Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics data, the current study aims to identify the association between community policing practices and arrests of young individuals for violent offences. Findings suggest that the relationship between violent crime arrest counts and implementation of COP strategies is relative to the size of the jurisdiction and age group being examined. These effects are inversely related to violent crime arrest counts among juveniles and young adults in large jurisdictions, suggesting the implementation of COP is successful in reducing levels of violence in urban settings. Based on these results, policy implications and future directions for research are discussed. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Age and the Explanation of Crime

Cited by 124 publications

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Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism

Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism

Aging Out of Crime: Exploring the Relationship Between Age and Crime with Agent-Based Modeling

Community policing and youth offending: a comparison of large and small jurisdictions in the United States

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