Bates includes Barkan in ‘Marriage, the ultimate crime fighter?’ article
University of Maine sociologist Steven Barkan was included in a Bates College article about research that found a positive correlation between lower community crime rates and household marriage. Michael Rocque, Bates College assistant professor of sociology, led the project. The research, published in the Journal of Research and Crime and Delinquency, also found counties with high marriage rates had significantly lower levels of juvenile crime.