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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452348803321

Autore

Welch Kristen L. <1971->

Titolo

Late onset offending and substance use [[electronic resource] ] : findings from the NYSFS / / Kristen L. Welch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-59332-594-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.2/4

Soggetti

Criminal behavior

Drug abuse and crime

Criminals - Drug use

Criminal behavior, Prediction of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The ambiguity of late onset -- Life course criminology and offending trajectories -- Adolescent onset of problem behaviors -- Adult onset of problem behaviors -- Theoretical explanations of late onset -- Methodological issues in studying late onset -- Designing a study of late onset -- Identifying early, normative, and late onset: findings from the NYSFS -- Predictors of early, normative and late onset: patterns of initiation for substance use and offending -- Late onset: mountain or molehill?.

Sommario/riassunto

Welch analyzes findings from the National Youth Survey Family Study (NYSFS) to determine the frequency and predictors of late onset offending and other problem behaviors in adulthood. She clarifies the conceptualization of late onset, to investigate the contradictions in findings concerning its occurrence, and to determine which factors are significant predictors of late onset. Findings suggest that late onset substance use is rare and late onset offending is even rarer (less than .1% of respondents and less than 1% of all offenders). Due to the rarity of these events, it is extremely difficul