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Title: The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community
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Fagan, Patrick F. |
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The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community Backgrounder #1026 Report, The Heritage Foundation, March 17, 1995. Also: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Crime/BG1026.cfm Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: The Heritage Foundation Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Crime; Marriage; Parents, Single Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper analyzes the connection between single parent families and incidents of youth involvement in violent crime. Merry Morash's study of NLSY79 data is cited, specifically her findings that "[The] mother's [young] age is related to delinquency primarily through its association with low hopes for education, negative school experiences, father absence, and limited monitoring of the child." |
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Fagan, Patrick F. "The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community." Backgrounder #1026 Report, The Heritage Foundation, March 17, 1995. |