Age and Risk

• In Event: Oppression, Injustice and Inequality - Theorizing Mechanisms

Abstract

Much research has been conducted on the age crime curve. That research shows that the older people are the more likely they are to age out of crime. This paper explores risk with age as it relates to risk assessment. This paper explores of certain age ranges of juveniles are more at risk to commit crimes than other age ranges.

Authors

• Beth Ellefson, University of Cincinnati

• Edward Latessa, University of Cincinnati