@article{ref1,
title="Patterns and correlates of offender versatility and specialization across a 23-year span for at-risk young men",
journal="Victims and offenders",
year="2018",
author="Wiesner, Margit and Yoerger, Karen and Capaldi, Deborah M.",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="28-47",
abstract="The authors examined patterns and correlates of offender specialization versus versatility, or more random offenses, among 206 at-risk men. Both official records and self-report data of offending from late childhood to ages 31-32 years old were used. Aggregate- and individual-level analyses indicated that the predominant offender pattern for this sample was versatility. Three correlates of offender versatility were examined (offense frequency, early onset, gang association). Aggregate-level findings consistently revealed offense frequency as a robust correlate of offender versatility, whereas individual-level findings differed among the three measures of offender versatility. The congruence of these findings with predictions from Patterson's (1982) coercion model is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1556-4886",
doi="10.1080/15564886.2016.1250691",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2016.1250691"
}