Teenage childbirth and young adult criminal convictions: A quasi-experimental study of criminal outcomes for teenage mothers

Claire A. Coyne, Nathalie M.G. Fontaine, Niklas Långström, Paul Lichtenstein and D’Onofrio, Brian M.

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2013, vol. 41, issue 5, 318-323

Abstract: Teenage childbirth is associated with poor psychosocial outcomes for teen mothers. One example is that teen mothers have higher rates of antisocial behavior. The extant research has not been able to determine if teenage motherhood is independently associated with criminal behavior, or if the association is due to selection factors associated with both teenage childbirth and criminal behavior.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.06.015

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