This is the first paper to test the economic model of crime for juveniles using micro data. It uses a nationally representative sample of 16,478 high school children surveyed in 1995. The sample includes not only detailed information on offenses, but also data on personal, family and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence -- 3. Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional? -- 4. Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth -- 5. The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood...

We identify hiring discrimination against former juvenile delinquents in a direct way. To this end we conduct a field experiment in the Belgian labour market. We find that labour market discrimination is indeed a major barrier in the transition to work for former juvenile delinquents. Labour...

We study the interplay between parental and peer socialization in shaping criminal behavior among adolescents. We develop a simple cultural transmission model where parents affect how society influences their children's decisions. The model predicts that parental and peer socialization are...