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Do anti-bullying laws reduce youth violence?
Sabia, Joseph J.; Bass, Brittany - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307973
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Child access prevention laws, youth gun carrying, and school shootings
Anderson, D. Mark; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2016
control policies on youth gun carrying or school violence. Using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455584
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Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence?
Sabia, Joseph J. - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016294
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Political Violence, Risk Aversion, and Non-Localized Disease Spread : Evidence from the U.S. Capitol Riot
Dave, Dhaval; McNichols, Drew; Sabia, Joseph J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
response to violence and health risks. Finally, turning to COVID-19 case data, we find no evidence that the Capitol Riot …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482668
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Why are immigrants' incarceration rates so low? : evidence on selective immigration, deterrence, and deportation
Butcher, Kristin F. (contributor);  … - 2005
"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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003379592
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Immigration and crime in early 20th century America
Moehling, Carolyn M.; Piehl, Anne Morrison - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003594887
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Why are immigrants' incarceration rates so low? : Evidence on selective immigration, deterrence, and deportation
Butcher, Kristin F.; Piehl, Anne Morrison - 2007
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003500115
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Institutional Requirements for Effective Imposition of Fines
Piehl, Anne Morrison - 2010
A long theoretical literature in economics addresses the heavy reliance of the U.S. criminal justice system on very expensive forms of punishment - prison - when cheaper alternatives - such as fines and other sanctions - are available. This paper analyzes the role of fines as a criminal sanction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137008
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Immigration and Crime in Early 20th Century America
Moehling, Carolyn M. - 2010
criminality of the foreign born reflected a growing gap between natives and immigrants at older ages, one that was driven by sharp …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759715
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Why are Immigrants' Incarceration Rates so Low? Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence, and Deportation
Butcher, Kristin F. - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759961