@article{ref1,
title="Extending Research on the Victim-Offender Overlap: Evidence From a Genetically Informative Analysis",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2012",
author="Barnes, J. C. and Beaver, Kevin M.",
volume="27",
number="16",
pages="3299-3321",
abstract="Criminologists have long noted that offenders are more likely to be the victims of crime as compared to nonoffenders. What has not been established, however, is why there is a significant degree of victim-offender overlap. While numerous explanations have been advanced and a significant number of studies have been conducted, there remains much to be learned about the etiology of the victim-offender overlap. The current study pushes this line of research forward by offering and testing a unique hypothesis: that victimization and offending share a genetic etiology that leads to victim-offender overlap. Findings culled from a sample of sibling pairs drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health indicated that genetic factors explained between 51% and 98% of the covariance between victims and offenders. Nonshared environmental factors explained the remaining covariance, while shared environmental factors explained none of the covariance. Implications and interpretations of these findings are considered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260512441259",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512441259"
}