Criminal men are more likely to have children than non criminal men. True or false?

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Master_Debator · Accepted Answer

I asked Grok... Here is what it said. --> True. Studies, including analyses of large population datasets, indicate that convicted criminal men tend to have more children on average than non-convicted men. For instance, research on Swedish total population data found that convicted offenders had higher fertility rates, often due to having children with multiple partners.
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Similar patterns have been observed in associations between psychopathic traits (which overlap with criminal behavior) and higher numbers of children among men.
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This may reflect evolutionary or behavioral factors, though it's not universal and can vary by context, such as the severity of offenses or cultural settings.

I was going to vote True just because of what I see in the world around me.

Criminal men are more likely to have children than non criminal men. True or false?

DryGermanGuy · Accepted Answer

Very likely. It's the biological equivalent to the "fire and forget" weapons.

Ez-Bri-Z_v2 · Accepted Answer

I think it's more true that uneducated men have more children than educated men. That goes for women too. Both are able to commit crimes though, with educated men more likely to commit white collar crimes while uneducated men commit more violent crimes.

Interesting fact about that:

White-collar crime inflicts significantly higher financial damages—exceeding $400 billion annually—compared to roughly $16 billion from street crimes like burglary and theft. Despite this, street crimes result in higher arrest rates and longer prison sentences, as white-collar offenses often face less severe, shorter, or less frequent federal prosecution.

So it's not a crime thing that causes more or less children. It is education in the end.

LazerBean · Accepted Answer

Maybe so. It makes sense that trashy men have more kids. Trashy women certainly have more kids.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Probably true. Criminals are ish people and deal with ish women who mostly be in clubs or bars or smoking or drinking on the corner.

AgentG111 · Answer

Maybe more children in many locations or with many moms. But not always true.

Mastergirl · Answer

False

Criminal men are more likely to have children than non criminal men. True or false?

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Criminal men are more likely to have children than non criminal men. True or false?

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