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It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime due to its liquidity and … circulation of cash on the streets associated with EBT implementation had an effect on crime. To address this question, we exploit … had a negative and significant effect on the overall crime rate as well as burglary, assault, and larceny. According to …
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Community traumatic events such as mass shootings, terrorist attacks, and natural or man-made disasters have the potential to disrupt student learning in numerous ways. For example, these events can reduce instructional time by causing teacher and student absences, school closures, and...
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Several high-profile news stories have linked post-September 11 (9/11) combat service to violent crime among veterans … of modern warfare on crime. Using data from two national surveys and a unified framework, we find consistent evidence … that post-9/11 combat service substantially increased the probability of crime commission among veterans. Combat increases …
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Debate over safe-storage gun regulations has captured public attention in the aftermath of several high-profile shootings committed by minors. Whether these laws actually decrease youth gun violence, however, is an unanswered question. Using data from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports for...
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Over the past four decades, more than 2,300 people have been the victims of mass shootings involving a firearm in the United States. Research shows that mass shootings have significant detrimental effects on the direct victims and their families. However, relatively little is known about the...
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Debate over safe-storage gun regulations has captured public attention in the aftermath of several high-profile shootings committed by minors. Whether these laws actually decrease youth gun violence, however, is an unanswered question. Using data from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports for...
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property crime, have sex, join gangs, attempt suicide, or run away from home. We employ propensity score matching methods to …
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analyze the impact of Catholic school attendance on the likelihood that teenagers use or sell drugs, commit property crime …
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commit crime by about two percentage points for juveniles but has no impact on damaging property. The results indicate that … between siblings and twins indicate that drug use has a significant impact on the propensity to commit crime. We find that the … inhalants or other drugs is an increase in the propensity to commit crime by 7 and 6 percentage points, respectively. …
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impact of Catholic school attendance on the likelihood that teens use or sell drugs, commit property crime, have sex, join …
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