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David P. Farrington
Researcher at University of Cambridge
Publications - 872
Citations - 70561
David P. Farrington is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Juvenile delinquency. The author has an hindex of 136, co-authored 839 publications receiving 65241 citations. Previous affiliations of David P. Farrington include University of Minnesota & Queen Mary University of London.
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Does resting heart rate at age 18 distinguish general and violent offending up to age 50? Findings from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development
TL;DR: The authors found that lower heart rates are significantly associated with total conviction frequency and involvement in violence, and this pattern of relationships is not altered by the inclusion of additional risk factors such as early childhood risk factors, adolescent involvement in smoking, body mass index, participation in team sports, binge drinking, or a measure of impulsivity.
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A longitudinal analysis of early risk factors for adult-onset offending: What predicts a delayed criminal career?
Georgia Zara,David P. Farrington +1 more
TL;DR: Intervention to increase the resilience of children and adolescents who are rated as high on neurotic characteristics may lessen the burden that these factors impose in adult life and reduce the risk of a deteriorating quality of life and late onset criminal careers.
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Changes in Scholarly Influence in Major American Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals between 1986 and 2000
TL;DR: In this paper, the most cited scholars in six major American journals were determined for the period 1996-2000, and results were compared with those obtained for 1991-1995 and 1986-1990.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Expert Panel on Protective Factors for Youth Violence Perpetration: background and overview.
Jeffrey E. Hall,Thomas R. Simon,James A. Mercy,Rolf Loeber,David P. Farrington,Rosalyn D. Lee +5 more
TL;DR: The context for the panel's work is provided, its practical and theoretic importance is described, and why independently defined direct protective factors and risk factors are important for the advancement of understanding of youth violence and its prevention are summarized.