Does Marriage Reduce Crime?

Skarðhamar, Torbjørn; Savolainen, Jukka; Aase, Kjersti N.; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde

doi:10.1086/681557

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“…If desistance is, in part, attributable to the natural processes of aging, this forces the acknowledgment of the possibility that the apex of the age-crime curve may occur prior to social determinants of desistance. We do not agree that this precludes a causal role of external or internal changes or the existence of turning points (Skardhamar et al 2015). Rather, although theoretically identified predictors of desistance may not initiate directional change at the apex of the age-crime curve, they may accelerate desistance by amplifying the speed or intensity of the decline in the rate of offending.…”

Section: Stepping Back To Move Forward: Definitions Mattermentioning

confidence: 74%

“…2 In line with theories that emphasize structural inducements to change, situational transitions can function as turning points in the life course by knifing-off individuals from criminogenic peers and places, structuring daily routines, and providing informal social control. The opening decade of the twenty-first century witnessed much empirical effort levied at testing the robustness of the effect of life events, particularly marriage (Craig et al 2014, Skardhamar et al 2015. More recently, research has aimed at interrogating issues related to contingencies and causality.…”

Section: Structuralmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indian and Bangladeshi offenders relayed stories of communal (re)integration and a collective responsibility for desistance, whereas desistance among black and dual heritage offenders was characterized as an individual and often isolated endeavor. Contextual differences can also be inferred in comparisons of research conducted in different countries, which suggest that life events may hold greater sway in contexts with fewer social welfare supports (compare Blokland & Nieuwbeerta 2005, Kerr et al 2011, Kreager et al 2010, Skardhamar et al 2015.…”

Section: Structuralmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We leave the nuanced statistical causal debate to others (see Laub et al 2018, Skardhamar et al 2015 and instead consider the theoretical conceptualization of turning points as it relates to causality. As models continue to advance in sophistication, the turning point concept has been increasingly translated literally to a "point-in-time" estimate requiring abrupt directional change from an increasing to decreasing rate of offending.…”

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“…Several related reviews summarize the general state of research on criminal careers and desistance (Laub & Sampson 2001); correlates of desistance (Kazemian 2016, Laub et al 2018, Rocque 2017, Siennick & Osgood 2008, such as marriage (Craig et al 2014, Skardhamar et al 2015 and employment (Uggen & Wakefield 2008); turning points (Nguyen & Loughran 2018); female desistance (Rodermond et al 2016); qualitative studies of desistance (Veysey et al 2013); and desistance from specific crime types, such as sex offending (Walker et al 2013). In light of these existing reviews that cover the origins of desistance research, its correlates, and its relevance across subgroups and crime types, the purpose of this chapter is a focused review of key twenty-first-century theoretical and methodological developments on desistance.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Desistance from Offending in the Twenty-First Century

Bersani

Doherty

2018

Annu. Rev. Criminol.

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After decades of relative obscurity, research on desistance from offending has experienced an exponential, and much warranted, escalation in attention. This precipitous growth is motivated by the timely alignment of theory, data, and method that characterized the opening of the twenty-first century. Despite the growth of the field, fundamental questions remain. This chapter provides a focused review of key twenty-first-century theoretical and methodological developments on desistance as well as a pointed discussion of critical issues. After outlining the current definitions and longitudinal trends of desistance, we discuss contemporary theories and the studies that inform these theories. We use an organizational schema situating theories in terms of the primacy with which they place structural opportunities or subjective motivations in their explanations of the transition away from offending. We conclude by presenting avenues for advancing research in the areas of definitions, theoretical testing, and bridging the research-policy divide.

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Section: Stepping Back To Move Forward: Definitions Mattermentioning

confidence: 74%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Structuralmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Wwwannualreviewsorg • Desistance From Offending In the Twementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Desistance from Offending in the Twenty-First Century

Bersani

Doherty

2018

Annu. Rev. Criminol.

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113

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Features of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and antisocial behaviour in a general population‐based sample of adults

Dayan

Shoham

Berger

et al. 2023

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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The relationship between psychopathy facets and types of criminal offences

McCarthy,

Fox,

Verona

2024

Journal Invest Psychology

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The Psychopathy Checklist—Revised (PCL‐R) is a widely used measurement of psychopathy comprising interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial facets representing narrow‐band characteristics associated with the construct. However, there is little research on whether the distinct facets of psychopathy show specialised relationships with different types of criminal offences. The PCL‐R was administered to 138 adults incarcerated at a county jail. Arrests were coded into broad categories (i.e., crimes against persons, property or society), as well as for specific offence types (e.g. burglary, assault) using US crime definitions. Zero‐order correlations and zero‐inflated regression models showed significant relationships between: the lifestyle facet and property and societal crimes, mainly drug offences; the affective facet and crimes against persons; and the antisocial facet with all three major crime categories, as well as burglary, motor vehicle theft, robbery and assault. Overall, these results indicate that the PCL‐R facets offer unique information about specific forms of criminal behaviour.

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Does Marriage Reduce Crime?

Cited by 81 publications

References 84 publications

Desistance from Offending in the Twenty-First Century

Desistance from Offending in the Twenty-First Century

Features of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and antisocial behaviour in a general population‐based sample of adults

The relationship between psychopathy facets and types of criminal offences

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