Intergenerational transmission of criminal and violent behaviour [[electronic resource] /] / Sytske Besemer

• Autore: Besemer Sytske
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Criminal behavior - Social aspects; Violence - Social aspects; Children of criminals; Criminals - Family relationships
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree', 'Like father like son', 'Chip off the old block'. All these idioms seem to suggest that offspring resemble their parents and this also applies to criminal behaviour. This dissertation investigates mechanisms that might explain why children with criminal parents have a higher risk of committing crime. Several explanations for this intergenerational transmission have been contrasted, such as social learning (imitation of behaviour), official bias against certain families, and transmission of risk factors. Sytske Besemer investigated this in England as
• Titolo autorizzato: Intergenerational transmission of criminal and violent behaviour
• ISBN: 90-8890-154-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786965103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II