The adult offending and school dropout nexus [[electronic resource] ] : a life course analysis / / Weiwei Liu
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| Autore: |
Liu Weiwei <1979->
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| Titolo: |
The adult offending and school dropout nexus [[electronic resource] ] : a life course analysis / / Weiwei Liu
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| Pubblicazione: | El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.30973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Education and crime - United States |
| High school dropouts - United States - Social conditions | |
| Criminals - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Liu establishes that high school graduation operates as a turning point in late adolescence in redirecting individuals' adult offending trajectories. High school graduation is individually experienced and especially beneficial to those at high risk of dropping out. It also redirects adult offending trajectories by opening opportunities for experiencing adulthood turning point such as employment and romantic relationships. Liu's work provides empirical support for life course criminology and expands our knowledge about turning points by emphasizing that these events may occur at different stage |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The adult offending and school dropout nexus |
| ISBN: | 1-59332-634-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462666003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship