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Crime and Deviance in the Life Course

Sampson, Robert J., Laub, John H.·1992·Annual Review of Sociology
DOI 10.1146/annurev.so.18.080192.000431
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Criminological research has emphasized the strong relationship between age and crime, with involvement in most crimes peaking in adolescence and then declining. However, there is also evidence of the early onset of delinquency and of the stability of criminal and deviant behavior over the life course. In this essay we reconcile these findings by synthesizing and integrating longitudinal research on childhood antisocial behavior, adolescent delinquency, and adult crime with theory and research on the life course. Consistent with a life-course perspective, we focus on continuities and discontinuities in deviant behavior over time and on the social influences of age-graded transitions and salient life events. Furthermore, we critically assess the implications of stability and change for longitudinal research. We conclude with an emerging research agenda for studying the relationship of crime and deviance with a broad range of social phenomena (e .g. occupational attainment, opportunity structures, marital attachment) over the life course.

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  • We use three additional measures of social bonds, relevant to past work on religion and deviance. Because the present study is based on an adult sample, bonds to marriage, work, and government are of special interest.

    “We use three additional measures of social bonds, relevant to past work on religion and deviance.Because the present study is based on an adult sample, bonds to marriage, work, and government are of special interest (e.g., Sampson and Laub 1992).”

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Authors
Sampson, R. J., & Laub, J. H.
Affiliations
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Northeastern University (US)
ORCID
Sampson, Robert J.
Venue
Annual Review of Sociology
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
1992-08
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
63-84
ISSN
  • 0360-0572 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2115
DOI
10.1146/annurev.so.18.080192.000431
OpenAlex
W2160806831
Cited by
483
References
1
Citations by year
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FWCI
19.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Annual Review of Sociology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
life course, age and crime, juvenile delinquency, childhood antisocial behavior, adult criminality, life events, stability and change, longitudinal study design, occupational attainment, opportunity structures, marital attachment

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