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3 results foundAuthor: Hjalmarsson, Randi Title: Like Godfather, Like Son: Explaining the Intergenerational Nature of Crime Summary: This paper studies intergenerational correlations in crime between fathers and their children and the underlying mechanisms that give rise to these correlations. Details: College Park, MD: University of Maryland, School of Public Policy; Stockholm, Sweden: Department of Economics, Stockholm University, 2009. 57p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: Sweden URL: Shelf Number: 118225 Keywords: Family RelationshipsIntergenerational Crime |
Author: Visher, Christy A. Title: The Impact of Marital and Relationship Status on Social Outcomes for Returning Prisoners Summary: A large body of empirical literature shows that marriage reduces criminal activity. However, many of these studies were done on the general population or used data that are now decades old. Little research has examined whether relationship status affects social outcomes, including crime and employment, among a contemporary cohort of ex-prisoners. Using data collected from over 650 male former prisoners returning to three large U.S. cities between 2002 and 2005, we tested the short-term impact of marital and intimate partner status on recidivism, substance use, and employment. After statistically adjusting for self-selection into marriage or into unmarried relationships, we found that former prisoners who were married or living as married had half the odds of self-reporting a new crime and/or drug use as did those in casual, unmarried relationships. Marriage’s effect on drug use was strongest for older ex-offenders (those over age 26), suggesting that committed relationships are more beneficial for those already in the process of aging out of crime. Moreover, higher quality partnerships were associated with lower odds of drug use. Former prisoners in casual, unmarried relationships experienced outcomes similar to those with no intimate partner. Overall, the findings suggest that in-prison programs that strengthen the quality of married relationships may improve recidivism and substance use outcomes after release. Details: Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2009. 9p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 27, 2012 at Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 123792 Keywords: Crime and MarriageFamily RelationshipsPrisoner ReentryRecidivismSubstance Abuse |
Author: Forrest, Walter Title: Adult Family Relationships and Desistance from Crime Summary: Despite considerable evidence that certain life-course transitions can play a significant role in helping some offenders abandon crime, several fundamental issues remain unresolved. In this dissertation, I examine the links between crime and two lifecourse transitions related to the development of families in adulthood: cohabitation and marriage. Using data from the National Youth Survey (NYS), I investigate the extent to which both types of relationships can contribute to desistance. I then evaluate the major theoretical mechanisms through which marriage is most likely to promote behavioral change. Finally, I examine the degree to which these relationships foster desistance for both men and women. Results indicate that marriage has the capacity to promote desistance, whereas cohabitation does not, and that the effects of marriage on crime are conditional on both the social orientation of the spouse and the quality of the marital relationship. These and other results are mostly consistent with social control and social learning theories of crime and desistance. In addition, the results of the analyses indicate that the effects of marriage on crime are similar among men and women. Details: Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University, 2007. 183p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed February 27, 2013 at: http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1539&context=etd Year: 2007 Country: United States URL: http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1539&context=etd Shelf Number: 127739 Keywords: Adult OffendersDesistance for CrimeFamily RelationshipsLife-Course TransitionsMarriage |