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Overview

David P. Farrington was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on the social sciences and psychology, contributing extensively to the fields of sociology and political science, clinical psychology, social psychology, general health professions, and education.

The main areas of study in their work included crime patterns and interventions, criminal justice and corrections analysis, psychopathy and forensic psychiatry, sexual offending, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child abuse and trauma, bullying, victimization and aggression, as well as homelessness and social issues.

The scientist published numerous papers, some of the recent notable works include:

  • What works in anti-bullying programs? Analysis of effective intervention components, 2021, Journal of School Psychology
  • Effectiveness of school-based programs to reduce bullying perpetration and victimization: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Campbell Systematic Reviews
  • Longitudinal Patterns of Antisocial Behaviors in Early Adolescence: A Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis, 2020, The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
  • Developmental predictors of offending and persistence in crime: A systematic review of meta-analyses, 2022, Aggression and Violent Behavior
  • Childhood Risk and Protective Factors as Predictors of Adolescent Bullying Roles, 2020, International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Their frequent co-authors consisted of:

  • Darrick Jolliffe (20 collaborations)
  • Guy C. M. Skinner (17 collaborations)
  • Izabela Zych (13 collaborations)
  • Ellen G. Cohn (13 collaborations)
  • Mirian Susana Orlando (11 collaborations)

David P. Farrington contributed regularly to several well-known publication venues such as:

  • Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health (12 publications)
  • Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (8 publications)
  • Aggression and Violent Behavior (7 publications)
  • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (6 publications)
  • Journal of Criminal Psychology (5 publications)

In addition to research articles, Farrington published books through renowned publishers including Springer Nature and Cambridge University Press. Example titles include:

  • Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age, 2023
  • Most Influential Scholars in Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1986-2020, 2023
  • Understanding and Preventing Recidivism of Young Offenders in Argentina, 2024
  • Emotional and Behavioural Problems of Young Offenders in Singapore, 2023
  • Testing Criminal Career Theories in British and American Longitudinal Studies, 2022

Throughout their career, the scientist received recognition including being named a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Age and Crime

    David P. Farrington

  • Effectiveness of school-based programs to reduce bullying: a systematic and meta-analytic review

    Maria M. Ttofi;David P. Farrington

  • Development and Validation of the Basic Empathy Scale.

    Darrick Jolliffe;David P. Farrington

  • Who becomes delinquent?: Second report of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development,

    D. J. West;D. P. Farrington

  • Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders: Risk Factors and Successful Interventions

    Carl-Gunnar Janson;Rolf Loeber;David P. Farrington

  • Understanding and Preventing Bullying

    David P. Farrington

  • Empathy and offending: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Darrick Jolliffe;David P. Farrington

  • Childhood aggression and adult violence: Early precursors and later-life outcomes.

    David P. Farrington

  • The delinquent way of life

    Joan McCord;D. J. West;D. P. Farrington

  • The Criminal Career Paradigm

    Alex R. Piquero;David P. Farrington;Alfred Blumstein

  • Young children who commit crime: Epidemiology, developmental origins, risk factors, early interventions, and policy implications

    Rolf Loeber;David P. Farrington

  • Early predictors of adolescent aggression and adult violence

    David P. Farrington

  • Saving Children from a Life of Crime: Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions

    David P. Farrington;Brandon C. Welsh

  • Antisocial Behavior and Mental Health Problems: Explanatory Factors in Childhood and Adolescence

    Rolf Loeber;David P. Farrington;Magda Stouthamer-Loeber;Welmoet B. Van Kammen

  • The Twelfth Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture. The development of offending and antisocial behaviour from childhood: key findings from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development.

    David P. Farrington

  • A review of predictors of youth violence.

    J. David Hawkins;Todd Herrenkohl;David P. Farrington;Devon Brewer

  • DEVELOPMENTAL AND LIFE-COURSE CRIMINOLOGY: KEY THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ISSUES-THE 2002 SUTHERLAND AWARD ADDRESS*

    David P. Farrington

  • The delinquent way of life: Third report of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

    D. J. West;David P. Farrington

  • LIFE-COURSE TRAJECTORIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENDERS*

    Daniel S. Nagin;David P. Farrington;Terrie E. Moffitt

  • Examining the relationship between low empathy and bullying

    Darrick Jolliffe;David P. Farrington

  • The Development of Offending and Antisocial Behaviour from Childhood: Key Findings from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

    David P. Farrington

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf Loeber
Rolf Loeber University of Pittsburgh
Brandon C. Welsh
Brandon C. Welsh Northeastern University
Alex R. Piquero
Alex R. Piquero University of Miami
Maria M. Ttofi
Maria M. Ttofi University of Cambridge
Wesley G. Jennings
Wesley G. Jennings University of Mississippi
Ellen G. Cohn
Ellen G. Cohn Florida International University
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber University of Pittsburgh
Anna Costanza Baldry
Anna Costanza Baldry University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Joseph Murray
Joseph Murray Universidade Federal de Pelotas
J. David Hawkins
J. David Hawkins University of Washington

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