Research suggests that convicted persons are more likely than non-convicted persons to suffer poor health. However, few longitudinal studies have investigated associations between health and offending across generations. Using the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, this article prospectively investigates the relationship between health and offending across generations and between genders. At the average age of 25, third generation convicted males and females reported a higher incidence of serious drug use than non-convicted persons. Convicted males reported a higher incidence of mental illness and self-harm, whereas convicted females reported a lower incidence of physical illness, mental illness, self-harm and hospitalizations when compared to non-convicted females. Convicted males reported a higher incidence of industrial accidents, sports injuries and fight injuries, but a lower incidence of road accidents, whereas convicted females were more likely to report road accidents. Like their fathers, convicted males show worse health compared to non-convicted individuals.

研究表明，被定罪者比未定罪者更有可能健康状况不佳。然而，很少有纵向研究调查健康与跨代犯罪之间的关联。本文利用剑桥犯罪发展研究，前瞻性地调查了跨代和跨性别的健康与犯罪之间的关系。在平均年龄为 25 岁的第三代被定罪男性和女性中，严重吸毒的发生率高于未定罪者。与未定罪的女性相比，被定罪的男性报告精神疾病和自残的发生率较高，而被定罪的女性报告的身体疾病、精神疾病、自残和住院的发生率较低。被定罪的男性报告工业事故发生率更高，运动伤害和斗殴伤害，但道路交通事故的发生率较低，而被定罪的女性更有可能报告道路交通事故。和他们的父亲一样，被定罪的男性的健康状况比未定罪的人更差。