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Intergenerational offending: A narrative review of the literature

This report provides an overview of evidence on intergenerational offending.

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This report reviews the published evidence base on intergenerational offending, defined as the observed phenomenon whereby children with a parent or parents who offend, go on to offend themselves. It focuses on questions such as whether any differences between maternal and paternal offending exist, differential impacts according to the child鈥檚 gender and evidence of interventions to reduce intergenerational offending.

皇冠体育app report draws primarily upon academic, peer-reviewed research. 皇冠体育app scope is global, but all research needed to be published in English. Key words/phrases were used to source relevant papers, including 鈥榠ntergenerational offending鈥�, 鈥榦ffending transmission鈥�, and 鈥榠ntergenerational crime鈥�. A total of 44 research papers have been reviewed covering a mix of methodologies. Eight systematic reviews and three longitudinal studies are included.

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Published 5 June 2025

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