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Family Dissolution and Children's Criminal Careers

Torbjørn Skarðhamar

Statistics Norway, torbjorn.skardhamar{at}ssb.no

This study examines the relationship between family dissolution and children's crimes. The study uses a total population sample of a Norwegian birth cohort born in 1982 ( N = 49,975) and follows them through the crime statistics from ages 10 to 22 years, applying growth curve modelling. Both married and cohabiting parents are considered. There is a large and significant effect from family dissolution that persists after controlling for important economic confounders, even though these also show a high and significant effect. This suggests that, although some of the effect of parental break-up is explained by socioeconomic conditions, there also seems to be an independent and strong effect of family dissolution.

Key Words: Criminal Careers • Family Dissolution • Family Welfare • Gamma—Poisson Growth Curve • Intergenerational Transfers.

European Journal of Criminology, Vol. 6, No. 3, 203-223 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1477370809102165
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