Date of Award
1-1-2014
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
School of Criminal Justice
Content Description
1 online resource (x, 171 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Shawn D. Bushway
Committee Members
Robert Apel, Megan Kurlychek, Allison Redlich
Keywords
Age-Crime, Childbirth, Desistance, Trajectory, Crime, Recidivism, Criminals
Subject Categories
Criminology
Abstract
My dissertation demonstrates sex differences in offending over the life course with a flexible model on the age-crime curve using a longitudinal dataset, and examines the causal role of childbirth in the process of desistance for both sexes.
Recommended Citation
Liu, Siyu, "Criminal behavior in the life course : the sex difference and the role of childbirth in the desistance process" (2014). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1183.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1183