A systematic review and meta-analysis of the intergenerational transmission of criminal behavior
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Besemer et al. (2017) found that intergenerational transmission is stronger from mothers to their offspring compared to fathers.
“Besemer et al. (2017) also found that the intergenerational transmission is stronger from mothers to their offspring compared to fathers.”
From What Are the Mechanisms Underpinning Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Perpetration? A Realist Review (2026) · cites this paper as Besemer et al., 2017
Studies have established that there is a small to moderate overall effect for the intergenerational transmission of IPV, child abuse, and violent crime.
“These studies have established that there is a small to moderate overall effect for the intergenerational transmission of IPV, child abuse, and violent crime (Besemer et al., 2017; Goncy, 2020; Kimber et al., 2018; Stith et al., 2000).”
From What Are the Mechanisms Underpinning Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Perpetration? A Realist Review (2026) · cites this paper as Besemer et al., 2017
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“These studies have established that there is a small to moderate overall effect for the intergenerational transmission of IPV, child abuse, and violent crime (Besemer et al., 2017; Goncy, 2020; Kimber et al., 2018; Stith et al., 2000).”
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- Authors
- Besemer, S., Ahmad, S. I., Hinshaw, S. P., & Farrington, D. P.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Besemer, Sytske
- Venue
- Aggression and Violent Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-11
- Volume
- 37
- Pages
- 161-178
- ISSN
- 1359-1789 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2765763849
- Cited by
- 203
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 2.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Aggression and Violent Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Keywords
- parental criminality, children of offenders, criminal behavior, cohort effects, social learning, criminogenic environment, methodological quality
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