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Marked by Time: How Social Change Has Transformed Crime and the Life Trajectories of Young Americans

byRobert J. Sampson

Sociologist Robert J. Sampson draws on decades of longitudinal research to show how crime and life trajectories depend on the historical moment in which young people come of age. Following individuals and neighborhoods over time, he examines exposure to violence, policing, incarceration, institutions, family, work, and social change. The book demonstrates that identical behavior can lead to very different futures as laws, opportunities, and public attitudes shift. Sampson replaces static labels of criminality with a dynamic account of lives shaped by timing, place, policy, and the possibility of transformation.

Publisher

Belknap Press

Publication date

2026-02-10

Format

Hardcover

Pages

288

ISBN

9780674987548