PREDICTING LIFE-COURSE PERSISTENT OFFENDING USING MACHINE LEARNING

dc.contributor.advisorZhang, Yan
dc.creatorOh, Gyeongseok
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-0447-4540
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-16T23:00:20Z
dc.date.available2021-08-16T23:00:20Z
dc.date.created2021-08
dc.date.issued2021-07-14
dc.date.submittedAugust 2021
dc.date.updated2021-08-16T23:00:21Z
dc.description.abstractThe current study investigated the predictive ability of Life-Course-Persistent (LCP) offenders using Machine Learning techniques. Drawing on the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, LCP and adolescent limited offenders are identified by the latent class growth analysis. Using seven types of Machine Learning techniques, the LCP offenders are predicted by risk factors verified by previous empirical studies. The results of predictive modeling reveal that the Machine Learning-based prediction of LCP offenders significantly outperforms the conventional parametric statistical analysis, logistic regression. Most of all, the predictive ability of Random Forests and Deep Learning model show a more effective forecasting ability than other Machine Learning- based modeling and logistic regression analysis.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/3162
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMachine learning
dc.subjectLife-course persistent offender
dc.subjectPredictive modeling
dc.subjectDevelopmental criminology
dc.titlePREDICTING LIFE-COURSE PERSISTENT OFFENDING USING MACHINE LEARNING
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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