American sociologist and criminologist who co-developed, with John H. Laub, the age-graded theory of informal social control, showing through long-term reanalysis of the Gluecks' data that even highly active offenders can desist after key adult turning points. 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 account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountCo-developed the age-graded theory of informal social control with John H. Laub. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountCrime in the Making: Pathways and Turning Points Through Life (1995, with John Laub); Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect (2012) 1 Robert J. Sampson
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Informed
Source Laub and Sampson 2001: Understanding Desistance from CrimeJohn H. Laub and Robert J. Sampson
Theories Developed
Source SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory: Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control
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1. Wikipedia: Robert J. Sampson
Research section
even highly active criminals can change and stop committing crimes after key turning points in life such as marriage, military service, or employment.
Lead section
Robert J. Sampson (born July 9, 1956, in Utica, New York)
Selected works section
In 2012, Sampson published Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect
View the Source2. Wikidata: Robert J. Sampson
Wikidata Q749704, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory: Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control
SAGE PublicationsTheories Developed: Life-Course Theory of Crime, p. 806View the Source Laub and Sampson 2001: Understanding Desistance from Crime
John H. Laub and Robert J. Sampson, University of Chicago Press (Crime and Justice, vol. 28)Informed: Desistance, Author bylineView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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