British criminologist and forensic psychologist best known for directing the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, a longitudinal study following 411 London boys from childhood into middle age that identified early risk factors for offending. His work helped establish developmental and life-course criminology and evidence-based approaches to crime prevention. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountOrmskirk, Lancashire, England 1 Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountDirected the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development and helped found developmental and life-course criminology. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountSaving Children from a Life of Crime: Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions (2007) 1 Connections
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Source Wikipedia: David P. Farrington
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1. Wikipedia: David P. Farrington
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is considered one of the leading psychologists and main contributors to the field of criminology in recent years
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- Theories Developed: Life-Course Theory of Crime
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