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Frequency of Arrest of the Young, Chronic, Serious Offender Using Two Male Cohorts Paroled by the California Youth Authority, 1981-1982 and 1986-1987

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Principal Investigator(s): Linster, Richard L.; Lattimore, Pamela K.; MacDonald, John M.; Visher, Christy A.

Summary: This study investigated the ways in which active offenders and their behavior patterns are related to individual characteristics. Data were collected to explore topics such as the nature of individual offending behavior, including offense mix and specialization, the frequency of offending, and the characterization of offender types. To address these issues, the post-release arrest patterns of two cohorts of male youths paroled by the California Youth Authority in 1981-1982 and 1986-1987 w... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02588.v1

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