Age and crime: Empirical and theoretical approaches of criminal adult onset

According to the age-crime curve, prevalence in crime displays an increase over the period from the late childhood to adolescence, a peak towards the end of adolescence and a downward trend afterwards during adulthood. In this context, the highest rate of desistance is observed towards the end of ad...

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Main Author: Kontopoulou E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Società Italiana di Vittimologia 2023-03-01
Series:Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza
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Online Access:https://www.vittimologia.it/rivista/articolo_kontopoulou_2022-unico.pdf