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Title: New York City Homicide Offender Ages: How Variable Over Time?

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Publication Year: 1999

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Abstract: This research note contrasts 19th- and 20th-century New York City age- and gender-specific offender rates. Earlier work has established that there is a peakedness in age-specific offending between 20 and 30, whereas more recent data show a much younger high offending rate. In sharp contrast, the 19th-century New York data show a relatively flat distribution from the early 20s onward. This suggests that the current age rates are a new phenomenon and that young offenders are a separate, nontraditional group, overlaid onto the more traditional age groups.

Url: https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=178476

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Authors: Monkkonen, Eric

Periodical (Full): Homicide Studies

Issue: 3

Volume: 3

Pages: 256-270

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Crime and Deviance

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