Through the use of a maximum-likelihood method, the researchers estimated the average rate at which certain groups of offenders terminate their criminal activities. The study also sought to determine the differences in termination rates across selected offender attributes. The data were derived from official FBI records of 21,004 offenders arrested in the Detroit metropolitan area during 1974-77 for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, or auto theft. The criminal history of each offender was determined from arrest records from age 17 through the end of the study observation period in 1982. The offender history data includes information on arrest charges, disposition of the arrest, court action and sentences, and custody arrangements. Tables and coding information
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