developmental and life course studies in delinquency and crime a review of contemporary dutch research
this book brings together some of the best empirical studies in dutch development and life course research . developmental and life course dlc criminology is an exciting and rapidly growing research area within the larger field of criminology . dlc focuses on explaining the development of anti social delinquent and criminal behavior from childhood to adulthood . in doing so dlc embraces insights from a wide range of academic disciplines including behavioral genetics developmental psychology and psychiatry criminology and life course sociology . much of dlc research is based on anglo american data . the number of longitudinal studies and researchers on dlc topics in the netherlands however is substantial and increasing . based on first rate dutch research this book covers major topics in dlc . these include the role of individual characteristics family environment and peers in delinquent development as well as whether life events and interventions can act as turning points and