Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio (contributor); … - 2008
In this paper, we evaluate the impact of unilateral divorce on crime. First, using crime rates from the FBI's Uniform … Crime Report program for the period 1965-1998 and differences in the timing in the introduction of the reform, we find that … unilateral divorce has a positive impact on violent crime rates, with an 8% to 12% average increase for the period under …
