RT Article
T1 In-laws or outlaws? Associations between in-law family members’ and individuals’ convictions
JF European journal of criminology
VO 19
IS 5
SP 1060
OP 1077
A1 Eichelsheim, Veroni I.
A2 van de Weijer, Steve G.A.
A2 Bijleveld, Catrien C.J.H.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/183992778X
AB The association between individuals? criminal behaviour and the criminal behaviour of their in-law family members is central to the current study. The criminality of extended family members may pose a risk of (persistence in) criminal behaviour. Data are used from the fourth generation of the Dutch Transfive Study, which contains demographical data as well as and conviction data on family members from consecutive generations of families. Results show a significant association between convictions of individuals and their in-law family members, over and above the effect of having a convicted partner. The strength of the association depends on the severity of the offense as well as on gender. Similarity in convictions before marriage as well as indications of continued similarity after marriage has been found.
K1 Crime
K1 assortative mating
K1 Family
K1 Gender
K1 in-laws
K1 Marriage
DO 10.1177/1477370820941397