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Crime in the Making: Pathways and Turning Points Through Life.
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This article is published in Social Forces.The article was published on 1994-01-01. It has received 3835 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social control theory.read more
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Homelessness among families, children, and adolescents: an ecological-developmental perspective.
Mason G. Haber,Paul A. Toro +1 more
TL;DR: A broad ecological–developmental perspective is proposed that recognizes that, although persons in these groups often lack resources and experience negative events that can amplify the risk for poor outcomes, they also have resources and adaptive potential.
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Low-Income Fathers
TL;DR: The authors reviewed recent literature on low-income fathers, including the transition to fatherhood for young unmarried fathers and levels of father involvement among married, cohabiting, and nonresident low income fathers.
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Exploring the roles of extracurricular activity quantity and quality in the educational resilience of vulnerable adolescents: Variable- and pattern-centered approaches
TL;DR: It is suggested that positive extracurricular activity settings afford vulnerable youth developmentally appropriate experiences that promote educational persistence and healthy development.
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A life-course perspective on spirituality and desistance from crime
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the role of spirituality and religious participation as influences on adult patterns of criminal involvement (N= 152) and found no significant association between these indices of religiosity and the likelihood of evidencing a pattern of sustained desistance.