We investigate the effects of broad-based work incentives on female crime by exploiting the welfare reform legislation … of the 1990s, which dramatically increased employment among women at risk for relying on cash assistance. We find that … welfare reform decreased female property crime arrests by 4-5%, but did not affect other types of crimes. The effects appear …

We evaluate the impact on youth crime of a welfare reform that tightened activation requirements for social assistance … implementation of the reform. We find that the reform reduced crime among teenage boys from economically disadvantaged families …. Stronger reform effects on weekday versus weekend crime, reduced school dropout, and favorable long-run outcomes in terms of …

We investigate the effects of broad-based work incentives on female crime by exploiting the welfare reform legislation … of the 1990s, which dramatically increased employment among women at risk for relying on cash assistance. We find that … welfare reform decreased female property crime arrests by 4-5%, but did not affect other types of crimes. The effects appear …