Concepedia

Crime Specialization

Crime Specialization is a deviant career pattern in which an offender progressively concentrates on a particular type of criminal activity, distinguishing it from general criminality through increased skill, focus, and commitment to a specific illicit domain.

58

Publications

3.8K

Citations

132

Authors

83

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Variants

Criminal Specialization

Parents

Publications

58

The Criminal Career Paradigm

Alex R. Piquero, David P. Farrington, Alfred Blumstein · Crime and Justice · 2003 · 910 citations

, , +13

SPECIALIZATION IN JUVENILE COURT CAREERS

David P. Farrington, Howard N. Snyder, TERRENCE A. FINNEGAN · Criminology · 1988 · 241 citations

, , +15

Specialization and seriousness during adult criminal careers

Alfred Blumstein, Jacqueline Cohen, Somnath Das et al. · Journal of Quantitative Criminology · 1988 · 197 citations

, , +8

RETHINKING THE “NORM” OF OFFENDER GENERALITY: INVESTIGATING SPECIALIZATION IN THE SHORT‐TERM

Christopher J. Sullivan, Jean Marie McGloin, Travis C. Pratt et al. · Criminology · 2006 · 158 citations

, , +11

Local Life Circumstances and Offending Specialization/Versatility

Jean Marie McGloin, Christopher J. Sullivan, Alex R. Piquero et al. · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 2007 · 148 citations

, , +13

1–5 of 58

Authors

132

  1. AR
    Alex R. Piquero

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

    8

    h-index

  2. JM
    Jean Marie McGloin

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    5 publications · 517 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. CJ
    Christopher J. Sullivan

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    4 publications · 463 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. DP
    David P. Farrington

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

    h-index

  5. MD
    Matt DeLisi

    Iowa State University, United States

    4 publications · 166 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 132

Institutions

83

  1. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    248 citations

  2. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    261 citations

  3. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    364 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    517 citations

  5. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    456 citations

  6. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    359 citations

  7. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    249 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    216 citations

1–8 of 83

Venues

  1. Criminology

    4 publications · 528 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. Homicide Studies

    HS · 4 publications · 111 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

    4 publications · 336 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. The British Journal of Criminology

    3 publications · 225 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 3 publications · 102 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5