Presenter(s)

    Michael W. Macdonald, Andrew J. Stevens

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    Presentation: 9:00-10:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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    Description

    In this study we look at the effects of having a father figure in the home and how that can deter juvenile delinquency. We used the Pathways to Desistance data to look at a multitude of factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency which include frequency of offending, having a father figure in the home, domains of social support for the family, depression of the juvenile, anxiety of the juvenile, gender of the juvenile, ethnicity of the juvenile, the mother's current job, and the age at first offense of the juvenile. We recoded some of these variables and ran a negative binomial regression to see whether they had a significant effect on the frequency of offending amongst juveniles.

    Publication Date

    4-17-2024

    Project Designation

    Capstone Project

    Primary Advisor

    Mark A. Morgan

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Criminal Justice and Security Studies

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    Having a Father Figure in the Home and its Effects on Juvenile Delinquency

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