@article{ref1,
title="The end of the age-crime curve? A historical comparison of male arrest rates in the United States, 1985-2019",
journal="British journal of criminology",
year="2024",
author="Tuttle, James",
volume="64",
number="3",
pages="638-655",
abstract="As presented in this article, the overall arrest rate for males in the United States no longer peaks during the late teenage years, contrary to the traditional conceptualization of the age-crime curve. Instead of peaking around age 18 and falling throughout adulthood, the overall arrest rate in 2019 did not peak until age 27. Using a dissimilarity index, the results show that the age-crime curve for overall, violent and property offenses during 2019 differs significantly from that of 1985. However, the age-crime curve is still apparent within the data when examined by birth cohort. It appears that a sudden decline in the proportion of offenses committed by 15-to-19-year-old males is responsible for the shift in the aggregate/cross-sectional age-crime curve.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-0955",
doi="10.1093/bjc/azad049",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azad049"
}