The Living Conditions of Law Violators in Denmark

Research was conducted in an attempt to determine the relationshipv between offending and "living conditions"-employment, education, income, housing, etc. The study demonstrated that offenders live in considerably poorer conditions than does the Danish population in general and that the mo...

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Main Author: Kyvsgaard, Britta (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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IFK: 7278
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Keywords:
Arbeitslosigkeit
Dänemark
Kriminalität
Kriminelle Karriere
Lebensbedingungen
Rechtsbrecher
Rückfallforschung
Schicht
Schule
Soziobiographische Merkmale
Sozioökonomische Lage
Strafgefangene
Strafzumessungsforschung
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Summary:Research was conducted in an attempt to determine the relationshipv between offending and "living conditions"-employment, education, income, housing, etc. The study demonstrated that offenders live in considerably poorer conditions than does the Danish population in general and that the more serious the offense and the more severe the sentence imposed, the poorer the conditions. The marginalization, illustrated by changes in the situation of offenders, has increased in the last decade due to changing technology, economic recession, and growing conservatism
ISSN:0306-624X
DOI:10.1177/0306624X9103500306