Family Instability in Childhood and Criminal Offending During the Transition Into Adulthood

Association of Childhood Blood Lead Levels With Criminal Offending.

Importance Lead is a neurotoxin with well-documented effects on health. Research suggests that lead may be associated with criminal behavior. This association is difficult to disentangle from low socioeconomic status, a factor in both lead exposure and criminal offending. Objective To test the hypothesis that a higher childhood blood lead level (BLL) is associated with greater risk of crimina...

P96: Childhood Condition and Risky Behavior in Adulthood

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Family structure and income during the stages of childhood and subsequent prosocial behavior in young adulthood.

This study investigated whether family structure transition and low income are risk factors in the development of prosocial behavior. Models of young adults' prosocial behavior - charitable giving and volunteering - were estimated as functions of their family structure and income during the stages of childhood. Participants were a representative sample of 1011 American young adults. In the full...

Criminal Offending Frequency and Offense Switching

School bullying and later criminal offending.