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Title: Altering the Life Course: Military Service and Contact with the Criminal Justice System
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Teachman, Jay D. Tedrow, Lucky M. |
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Altering the Life Course: Military Service and Contact with the Criminal Justice System Social Science Research 60 (November 2016): 74-87. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X16301661 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Arrests; Criminal Justice System; Life Course; Military Service Using data taken from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we examine the relationship between military service and contact with the criminal justice system. Drawing on the life course concept of a turning point, we show that military service does little to affect the risk of being arrested or being convicted of crimes involving violence or destructive behavior, while at the same time significantly reducing the risk of being arrested or being convicted of non-violent crimes. We find no evidence that service in a combat zone alters these relationships. Our results demonstrate how participation in a large-scale institution can serve as a turning point, altering the life course trajectories of young persons. |
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Teachman, Jay D. and Lucky M. Tedrow. "Altering the Life Course: Military Service and Contact with the Criminal Justice System." Social Science Research 60 (November 2016): 74-87.
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