Raymond Swisher

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    Those with lower educational attainments compared to their parents or neighbors may be more likely to commit crime as adults

Those with lower educational attainments compared to their parents or neighbors may be more likely to commit crime as adults

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Criminologists have long considered how perceptions of unfair disadvantage relative to others may lead to crime, but few have examined the simultaneous influence of social comparisons to one’s parents and current neighbors. Christopher Dennison and Raymond Swisher used data from a nationally representative survey to examine the association between intergenerational educational mobility and crime, as well as the role […]

April 11th, 2018|Christopher Dennison, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Raymond Swisher|0 Comments|
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    Having more education than your parents makes it less likely that you will commit a crime as an adult.

Having more education than your parents makes it less likely that you will commit a crime as an adult.

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Though the relationship between socioeconomic status and crime has long been of interest to criminologists, few studies have examined the importance of social mobility. Raymond Swisher and Christopher Dennison used data from a national longitudinal study to analyze the association between intergenerational educational mobility and crime. They find upward educational mobility is associated with a lower likelihood of committing […]

September 16th, 2016|Christopher Dennison, Education, Raymond Swisher|2 Comments|
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