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Parental criminality and children's educational attainment: A population-based extended family study

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  • Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, Sanna
  • Kuja-Halkola, Ralf
  • Larsson, Henrik
  • Lichtenstein, Paul
  • Latvala, Antti

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We examine how parental criminality is associated with offspring education at different educational stages from primary to tertiary education and conduct separate analyses for non-violent and violent crimes and incarceration, and for paternal and maternal criminality.

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  • Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, Sanna & Kuja-Halkola, Ralf & Larsson, Henrik & Lichtenstein, Paul & Latvala, Antti, 2022. "Parental criminality and children's educational attainment: A population-based extended family study," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:81:y:2022:i:c:s004723522200040x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101920
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