When does the apple fall from a tree?
Criminal behavior of parents substantially affects the criminal behavior of children. Little is known, however, about how crime is transmitted from one generation to the next. In order to test two possible explanations against each other, we pose the question whether the timing of the criminal acts of fathers is important for children’s chances of committing crime. Static theories predict that it is the number of delinquent acts performed by fathers that is important, and that the particular timing does not affect the child’s chance of committing crime. Dynamic theories state that the timing i... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Rakt , M V D , Ruiter , S & Nieuwbeerta , P 2010 , ' When does the apple fall from a tree? ' , Journal of Quantitative Criminology , vol. 26 , pp. 371-389 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-009-9089-3 |
Schlagwörter: | Static versus dynamic theories / Life course criminology / Timing / The Netherlands / Convictions / Intergenerational transmission |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29190371 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/19f9c5ec-bf86-45a8-9d9c-9ea7a7022449 |