Crime in the Making

Pathways and Turning Points through Life

Robert J. Sampson

John H. Laub

Introduction

1. Toward an Age-graded Theory of Informal Social Control

2. Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency and Follow-up Studies

3. Restoring, Supplementing, and Validating the Data

4. The Family Context of Juvenile Delinquency

5. The Role of School, Peers, and Siblings

6. Continuity in Behavior over Time

7. Adult Social Bonds and Change in Criminal Behavior

8. Comparative Models of Crime and Deviance

9. Exploring Life Histories

10. Summing Up and Looking Ahead

Appendix: Interview with the Gluecks' Original Research Staff

Notes

References

Index