NCJ Number
82265
Journal
Deviant Behavior Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Dated: (January-March 1982) Pages: 137-153
Date Published
1982
Length
17 pages
Annotation
Certification is the final stage in exiting from a career in crime. This paper presents the major elements in the process of certification as revealed by an analysis of a set of life-history interviews.
Abstract
This look at the process of certification uncovers that, like deviance, conventionality is a social phenomenon constructing from both social action and societal reaction. (Publisher abstract)