Handbook of Life-Course Criminology: Emerging Trends and Directions for Future Research

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Development of Antisocial Behavior During Childhood....Pages 3-19
The Biology of Childhood Crime and Antisocial Behavior....Pages 21-42
Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Development of Childhood Antisocial Behavior: Current Evidence and Directions for Future Research....Pages 43-55
Enhanced Susceptibility to Context: A Promising Perspective on the Interplay of Genes and the Social Environment....Pages 57-67
Neighborhood Influences on Antisocial Behavior During Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 69-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
The Impact of Schools and Education on Antisocial Behavior over the Lifecourse....Pages 93-109
Adolescent Time Use, Companionship, and the Relationship with Development....Pages 111-127
Adolescence-Limited Offending....Pages 129-142
Social Capital, the Life-Course, and Gangs....Pages 143-158
Social Networks and Delinquency in Adolescence: Implications for Life-Course Criminology....Pages 159-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Under the Protective Bud the Bloom Awaits: A Review of Theory and Research on Adult-Onset and Late-Blooming Offenders....Pages 183-200
How Work Affects Crime—And Crime Affects Work—Over The Life Course....Pages 201-212
Desistance from Crime: A Review and Ideas for Moving Forward....Pages 213-231
“Getting Out:” A Summary of Qualitative Research on Desistance Across the Life Course....Pages 233-260
Pandora’s Box: The Consequences of Low Self-Control into Adulthood....Pages 261-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Preventing Substance Use, Delinquency, Violence, and Other Problem Behaviors over the Life-Course Using the Communities That Care System....Pages 277-296
Crime Prevention and Intervention Over the Life Course....Pages 297-315
Life-Course Perspectives and Prisoner Reentry....Pages 317-333
Back Matter....Pages 335-341