Career violent offending

Adrienne M.F. Peters, Amanda R. Champion and Raymond R. Corrado

Chapter 36 in Research Handbook on Violent Crime and Society, 2025, pp 596-619 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: A primary cause of violence in society is high levels of violence found to be prevalent in certain groups/communities and socio-economic contexts. Career violent offending is a public safety and justice theme, with the prevailing understanding that only a small proportion of persons is responsible for most offenses identified by the justice system. Research attention has focused on individual factors that may increase the likelihood of engaging in long-term, career violence, relying primarily on developmental/life-course theories. This perspective offers insights into how early life experiences contribute to persistent/career violence, integrating components of earlier criminological theories. Research emphasis on the socio-demographic, cultural, economic and contextual factors that contribute to the likelihood of engaging in habitual, chronic or life-long violence is needed. Understanding repeat violence is important for early prevention, supports and interventions, in consideration of the needs of persons impacted by these experiences and related public safety concerns.

Keywords: Career violence; Career violent offending; Developmental/life-course theory; Age of onset; Substance use; Socio-economic factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035317851
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