蝌蚪网 Journal:
Economic Policy
ISSN 1945-7731 (Print) | ISSN 1945-774X (Online)
Juvenile Crime and Anticipated Punishment
蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 15,
no. 4, November 2023
(pp. 522–50)
Abstract
Can sanctions deter juvenile crime? Research indicates that they may not, as offending barely decreases when individuals cross the age of criminal majority and begin to face harsher sanctions. Several models of criminal behavior predict, however, that these small reactions close to the threshold may mask larger behavioral responses among individuals below the age threshold. Policy variation between 2007鈥�2015 in the United States is used to show evidence consistent with these predictions鈥攋uvenile crime increases when the age of majority is increased. This increase is driven by younger age groups and is considerably larger than discontinuity estimates at the threshold.Citation
Arora, Ashna. 2023. "Juvenile Crime and Anticipated Punishment." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy 15 (4): 522–50. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20210530Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law