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Escaping the Family Tradition: A Multi-Generation Study of Occupational Status and Criminal Behaviour

NCJ Number
236517
Journal
British Journal of Criminolgoy Volume: 51 Issue: 5 Dated: September 2011 Pages: 856-874
Author(s)
Anke A.T. Ramakers; Catrien Bijleveld; Stijn Ruiter
Date Published
2011
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This paper examines the effect of parental offending of offspring offending.
Abstract
This paper investigates the intersection of two types of reproduction over generations: the transmission of offending and of occupational status. According to Farrington's (2002) risk factor mechanism, the effect of parental offending offspring offending should decrease when the intergenerational transmission of occupational status is taken into account. To test this mechanism we use a longitudinal prospective multi-generation research design, containing data from the Netherlands on offending and occupational status during the 20th century. Results show that a substantial part of the intergenerational association in offending is indeed mediated by risk factors such as low occupational status and, especially, low educational attainment. (Published Abstract)