in the severity of judicial punishment imposed on Colombian adolescents, crime rates in Colombian municipalities … influence adolescents’ decisions in crime participation and school attendance. The study finds that, after an exogenous decrease …

important and significant nonlinear peer effects. Students who enter a program with new peers who have a high crime propensity … education. However, students with a history of repeated offenses, who enter a program with new peers with a low crime propensity … schoolmates with prior charges. Yet, our study also shows that a new low-crime peer group in upper secondary education can have a …

This study assesses whether mental health interventions can improve academic outcomes for justice-involved youth. Only … a limited number of studies have linked justice policies to outcomes beyond crime, particularly education, which carries … under which youth are assigned to behavioral treatment programs. The administrative data allow for a rich set of controls …