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Crime Escalation

Crime Escalation is a developmental phenomenon within the study of criminal careers characterized by an increase in the severity, frequency, or harmfulness of offending behaviors over time, distinguishing it from static or desisting criminal trajectories.

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2017–2026

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Escalation Of Offending

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Publications

20

Assessing Correlates of Onset, Escalation, Deescalation, and Desistance of Delinquent Behavior

Charles D. Ayres, James H. Williams, J. David Hawkins et al. · Journal of Quantitative Criminology · 1999 · 131 citations

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The measurement of specialization and escalation in the criminal career: An alternative modeling strategy

Chester Britt · Journal of Quantitative Criminology · 1996 · 88 citations

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Rethinking the Puzzle of Escalating Penalties for Repeat Offenders

David A. Dana · The Yale Law Journal · 2001 · 75 citations

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Escalating penalties for repeat offenders

Winand Emons · International Review of Law and Economics · 2007 · 64 citations

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A Longitudinal Study of Escalation in Crime Seriousness

Jiayi Liu, Brian Francis, Keith Soothill · Journal of Quantitative Criminology · 2010 · 57 citations

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Authors

39

  1. CB
    Chester Britt

    Arizona State University, United States

    2 publications · 137 citations

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  2. KS
    Keith Soothill

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 57 citations

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  3. RR
    Roland Reboussin

    Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States

    1 publications · 47 citations

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  4. ST
    Sharon Tracy

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. TA
    Th. A. H. Doreleijers

    De Bascule, Netherlands

    1 publications · 48 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    140 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  3. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. University of Louisville

    Louisville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  5. Edinburgh Napier University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    96 citations

  7. De Bascule

    Duivendrecht, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  8. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Quantitative Criminology

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  2. Journal of Criminal Psychology

    JCP · 1 publications · 25 citations

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  4. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society)

    Repository · 1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    1 publications · 39 citations

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