Fatherhood Educational Institute
fatherhood-edu.org
19 S La Salle St Ste 1500, Chicago, IL 60603 · ~8.6 mi
(312) 795-9060
Many people may not accept a study or any ideas from this group based on 'racial' considerations. Surprising to see.
My best friend growing up had both parents at home and ended up doing a lot of prison time and I grew up without father and only did 3 months and juvenile only. i.e. age 16 Right there two outliers according to their position.
Correlation is not causation....
Repeat it and believe it...
Otherwise stork migrations cause women to be pregnant. Obviously not true. But in truth the earlier colder weather caused more married couples to spend more time in their homes together...causing more babies.
It's a Correlation and not a causation.
And it could be that the women consented to relations with unsuitable fathers to begin with...and ultimately the men left the women stranded with a child...
The cause of a lack of fathers is noteworthy to be sure...and a key signal that something is amiss. But it can be that the biological fathers also transferred genetic traits to children they didn't parent while moving off to breed with yet another unsuspecting woman and ultimately because of their genetically ordained psychosis committed crimes.
So...there is something there...we just don't know exactly what yet.
We do know that a certain amount of genetics plays a role in criminality as well as the nurturing role a father plays. If both aspects are healthy then the likelihood of a healthy, well-adjusted child will result is high....if one of those things goes "wrong" then criminal, antisocial behavior will result.
There was a New Zealand study that followed brain dynamics and conduct which was fairly exhaustive and long term. It followed a large group of children for over 20 years and included recreational drug use, genetics, parenting and education.
Absence or inclusion of a father figure plays a role but it isn't all encompassing.