Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers

'A remarkable and important book...No other data set of this magnitude exists where the representation of race and socioeconomic status are sufficiently well distributed.' American Journal of Sociology

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical and Policy Considerations.- 3. Review of Related Research.- 4. Research Design and Methodology.- 5. The Prevalence of Adult Criminality.- 6. Predicting Adult Crime Status from Delinquency, Age, Frequency, and Court Dispositions.- 7. Predicting Adult Crime Status from Type of Delinquency.- 8. Predicting Adult Crime Status from the Severity of the Delinquency Career.- 9. Summary of Results.- 10. Implications for Theory and Policy.- References.- Name Index.