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The Changing Determinants of Juvenile Crime

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  • Belley Philippe

    (Bates White Economic Consulting, 2001 K St, NW, North Building, Washington DC, USA)

  • Castex Gonzalo

    (School of Economics, University of New South Wales, High St., UNSW Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia)

  • Dechter Evgenia

    (School of Economics, University of New South Wales, High St., UNSW Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia)

Abstract

Following decades of increasing crime rates in the U.S., crime participation declined substantially throughout the 1990s, and have remained low in the 2000s. Using the 1979 and 1997 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we identify the determinants of criminal involvement and antisocial behavior. In the 1980s compared to the 2000s, youth from disadvantaged family backgrounds, those with lower skills, and those in urban areas were more disproportionately represented in crime participation. Our results suggest that most of the decline in crime is related to changes in the socio-economic environment and public policy shifts.

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  • Belley Philippe & Castex Gonzalo & Dechter Evgenia, 2023. "The Changing Determinants of Juvenile Crime," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 23(2), pages 323-347, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejeap:v:23:y:2023:i:2:p:323-347:n:10
    DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2021-0420
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    Keywords

    juvenile crime; decline in crime; property crime; violent crime;
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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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