Prominent Science Website Cites Research on Effects of Militarization, Corruption
Research by two McMicken College of Arts & Sciences sociologists regarding the effects of military corruption on civilians was recently mentioned in a
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Head Steve Carlton-Ford and emeritus associate professor of sociology T. David Evans examined data from 148 countries throughout a 12-year period (1996-2008) to examine the relationship of militarization and corruption to the mortality rate of children younger than 5 years old. Independent of each other, the researchers found that praetorian militarization and general government and social corruption tend to increase the child mortality rate.
Carlton-Ford joined the University of Cincinnati faculty in 1988 and focuses his research on the impact of social conditions on the well-being of children and adolescents. Evans earned his PhD in sociology with a criminology concentration in 1982 from UC. He has been working with Carlton-Ford on comparative research concerning militarization, public corruption and human development.
Dawn Fuller contributed to this story.
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