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Download full textShannon, Lyle W. – 1982
Much of the concern with juvenile delinquency has been based on the premise that delinquent behavior leads to adult crime. Police and court records of three cohorts comprised of 6,127 persons were analyzed. The most prevalent pattern of delinquent behavior was one of declining seriousness and discontinuation after the teenage period. With few…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Cohort Analysis
