ArticleCriminology : an interdisciplinary journal2020
Does contact with the justice system deter or promote future delinquency? Results from a longitudinal study of British adolescent twins.
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- Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- A dynamical systems analysis of criminal behavior using national longitudinal survey of youth data.PloS one · 2025Article
- Changes in Restless Sleep, Self-Control, and Alcohol-Related Problems with Police from Late Adolescence to Adulthood.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- The socioeconomic consequences of loneliness: Evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal study of young adults.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- An Examination of Community Awareness and Understanding of Patron Banning Provisions in Western Australia: Implications for Policy Development and Success.European journal on criminal policy and research · 2022Article
- Does contact with the justice system deter or promote future delinquency? Results from a longitudinal study of British adolescent twins.Criminology : an interdisciplinary journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
What impact does formal punishment have on antisocial conduct-does it deter or promote it? The findings from a long line of research on the labeling tradition indicate formal punishments have the opposite-of-intended consequence of promoting future misbehavior. In another body of work, the results show support for deterrence-based hypotheses that punishment deters future misbehavior. So, which is it? We draw on a nationally representative sample of British adolescent twins from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study to perform a robust test of the deterrence versus labeling question. We leverage a powerful research design in which twins can serve as the counterfactual for their co-twin, thereby ruling out many sources of confounding that have likely impacted prior studies. The pattern of findings provides support for labeling theory, showing that contact with the justice system-through spending a night in jail/prison, being issued an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO), or having an official record-promotes delinquency. We conclude by discussing the impact these findings may have on criminologists' and practitioners' perspective on the role of the juvenile justice system in society.
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