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Termination of Criminal Careers: Measurement of Rates and Their Determinants in Detroit SMSA, 1974-1977
The purpose of this collection was to measure the length of
criminal careers and to correlate these lengths with other
characteristics such as age, race, sex, type of crimes committed, and
frequency of prior arrests. Determining the length of criminal activity
and its relation to other attributes is important in planning for
services such as prison space. Because of the difficulty in directly
monitoring illegal acts, arrests were used instead as an indicator of
criminal activity. Arrest data were gathered for murder, rape, robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary, and automobile theft. Using the first
arrest as an adult which took place between 1974 and 1977 as a
reference point, individuals' prior and continued activities were
followed. The data provide basic demographic information about
offenders and extensive information about arrests, from arrest charges
through final disposition.
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Termination of Criminal Careers: Measurement of Rates and Their Determinants in Detroit SMSA, 1974-1977
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| description | The purpose of this collection was to measure the length of criminal careers and to correlate these lengths with other characteristics such as age, race, sex, type of crimes committed, and frequency of prior arrests. Determining the length of criminal activity and its relation to other attributes is important in planning for services such as prison space. Because of the difficulty in directly monitoring illegal acts, arrests were used instead as an indicator of criminal activity. Arrest data were gathered for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and automobile theft. Using the first arrest as an adult which took place between 1974 and 1977 as a reference point, individuals' prior and continued activities were followed. The data provide basic demographic information about offenders and extensive information about arrests, from arrest charges through final disposition. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Termination of Criminal Careers: Measurement of Rates and Their Determinants in Detroit SMSA, 1974-1977",
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|
| identifier |
"3838"
|
| issued | 1992-01-10T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
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"arrests",
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"auto theft",
"burglary",
"career criminals",
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"murder",
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"robbery"
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|
| language |
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"eng"
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|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 1995-03-31T00:00:00 |
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| publisher |
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|
| title | Termination of Criminal Careers: Measurement of Rates and Their Determinants in Detroit SMSA, 1974-1977 |
