Crime and marriage

The old ball and chain really does work: University of Florida study: Marriage can reduce life of crime. The effect is said to be “strong” among hardened offenders in their late teens and early 20s, although the article unfortunately doesn’t give figures. And it has to be marriage; shacking up doesn’t do the job. The only other factor that seemed to affect recidivism was heroin usage.
Posted by Jim Kalb at September 16, 2002 11:32 AM | Send