Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism
Written by: Signe Hald Andersen, Lars Højsgaard Andersen and Peer Ebbesen Skov
The analysis compares former male criminal offenders who marry with equivalent male offenders who remain single. There is a lower probability of those that marry falling back into criminal ways. However, the finding that marriage reduces criminality among men has a significant qualification. It only applies if the woman that the man marries has no criminal conviction. A marriage to a female offender has no effect on the likelihood of the man committing more crime.
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Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism
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Lars Højsgaard Andersen
Research Professor and
Head of Research in Marginalised groups
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Family and social conditions

Peer Ebbesen Skov
Senior Researcher
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Labour market and employment

Signe Hald Andersen
Chief of Interventions, Research Professor
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Family and social conditions
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