The effects of single-mother and single-father families on youth crime: examining five gender-related hypotheses

This study examined the effects of the concentrations of single-mother families (SMFs) and single-father families (SFFs) on youth crime. Five hypotheses, including the maternal, same-sex, equality, prevalence and economic disadvantage hypotheses were formulated at the aggregate level and tested usin...

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Main Author: Wong, Siu Kwong (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 50, Pages: 46-60
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Single-mother families
Single-father families
Prevalence
Economic disadvantage
Youth crime
Family disruption
Prävalenz
Single-parent families
Jugendkriminalität
Alleinerziehende Eltern