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Old 07-08-2016, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Alarti0001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
What might be the strongest indicator of general education and exposure to lifetime violence? ....
Hang on there. That study concerned IQ and involvement in acts violence, not general education nor exposure to lifetime violence.

Regarding involvement in violence, I would wager single motherhood, abusive childhoods, and genetics. See below.

Regarding IQ, I can't really hazard a guess as to what's the strongest indicator. There are many environmental and genetic factors there.

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http://www.antoniocasella.eu/archipsy/Beaver_2013.pdf (this one doesn't explore single motherhood explicitly)

IIRC, there is a .8 or .9 correlation between divorce rates and violent crime based on per-city census bureau & fbi data (I forget the specifics). That's higher than correlation with either poverty rate, unemployment rate, or black population, which were all sub .5 correlation coefficient. If it's important I can try to dig up the source.
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