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- Title
Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism.
- Authors
Andersen, Signe Hald; Andersen, Lars Højsgaard; Skov, Peer Ebbesen
- Abstract
The authors analyzed whether the effect of marriage on recidivism varied by spousal criminality. For this purpose, they used propensity score matching and full population data from Statistics Denmark on all unmarried and previously convicted men from birth cohorts 1965-1985 ( N = 102,839). The results showed that marriage reduced recidivism compared to nonmarriage only when the spouse had no criminal record. Similarly, marriage to a nonconvicted spouse reduced recidivism significantly more than marriage to a convicted spouse. These findings not only underline how important marriage is for social integration but also stress the heterogeneous nature of the protective effects of marriage.
- Subjects
SOCIAL aspects of marriage; MARRIED people &; psychology; SOCIAL conditions in Denmark; RECIDIVISM rates; MARRIAGE &; psychology; RECIDIVISM -- Risk factors
- Publication
Journal of Marriage & Family, 2015, Vol 77, Issue 2, p496
- ISSN
0022-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jomf.12176