Altering the life course: Military service and contact with the criminal justice system |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas;2. Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas;3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington;4. Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York;1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China;2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China;1. General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy;2. General Thoracic Surgery “Vittorio Emanuele-Policlinico” Hospital, Catania, Italy;3. General Thoracic Surgery, Niels Stensen Clinics, Ostercappeln, Germany;4. Unit of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy;5. General Thoracic Surgery, Sapienza University Sant''Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy;6. Fondazione Eleonora Lorillard Spencer Cenci, Rome, Italy;1. Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA;2. Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA;3. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, IL |
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| Abstract: | Using data taken from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we examine the relationship between military service and contact with the criminal justice system. Drawing on the life course concept of a turning point, we show that military service does little to affect the risk of being arrested or being convicted of crimes involving violence or destructive behavior, while at the same time significantly reducing the risk of being arrested or being convicted of non-violent crimes. We find no evidence that service in a combat zone alters these relationships. Our results demonstrate how participation in a large-scale institution can serve as a turning point, altering the life course trajectories of young persons. |
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| Keywords: | Crime Delinquency Military service Veterans |
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