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This study is the first to comprehensively examine the effect of state anti-bullying laws (ABLs) on youth violence … associated with a 7 to 13 percent reduction in school violence and an 8 to 12 percent reduction in bullying. Our results also …
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control policies on youth gun carrying or school violence. Using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) for the …
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This study is the first to comprehensively examine the effect of state anti-bullying laws (ABLs) on youth violence … associated with a 7 to 13 percent reduction in school violence and an 8 to 12 percent reduction in bullying. Our results also …
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response to violence and health risks. Finally, turning to COVID-19 case data, we find no evidence that the Capitol Riot …
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"Much of the concern about immigration adversely affecting crime derives from the fact that immigrants tend to have characteristics in common with native born populations that are disproportionately incarcerated. This perception of a link between immigration and crime led to legislation in the...
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The perception that immigration adversely affects crime rates led to legislation in the 1990s that particularly increased punishment of criminal aliens. In fact, immigrants have much lower institutionalization (incarceration) rates than the native born - on the order of one-fifth the rate of...
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Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs), which legalize the possession of small quantities of marijuana for recreational use, have been adopted by 18 states and the District of Columbia. Opponents argue that RML-induced increases in marijuana consumption will serve as a "gateway" to harder drug use...
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