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Peer reviewedHirschi, Travis; Gottfredson, Michael – American Journal of Sociology, 1983
One of the few facts agreed on in criminology is that most crimes are committed by younger persons. However, the age distribution of criminals is sufficiently invariant across a broad range of social conditions that one cannot use age distribution as a foundation for theories of crime. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Age, Crime, Criminals, Prediction
