Labeling and intergenerational transmission of crime: The interaction between criminal justice intervention and a convicted parent.

Labeling theory suggests that criminal justice interventions amplify offending behavior. Theories of intergenerational transmission suggest why children of convicted parents have a higher risk of offending. This paper combines these two perspectives and investigates whether labeling effects might be...

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Main Authors: Sytske Besemer, David P Farrington, Catrien C J H Bijleveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5342201?pdf=render