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Title: Delinquency, Arrest and Early School Leaving
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1. Ward, Shannon
Williams, Jenny
van Ours, Jan C.
Delinquency, Arrest and Early School Leaving
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics published online (17 July 2020): DOI: 10.1111/obes.12393.
Also: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obes.12393
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Arrests; Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; School Dropouts

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Boys typically initiate delinquent behaviour during their teenage years, and many go on to be arrested. We show that engaging in delinquency and being arrested in youth are each associated with early school leaving. The effect of delinquency on school leaving is largely driven by crimes that produce a monetary return, and the increase in school leaving is greater when onset of these types of crime, and arrest, occur at younger ages. The sizeable impact of delinquency on school leaving highlights the need for crime prevention efforts to extend beyond youth who come into contact with the justice system.
Bibliography Citation
Ward, Shannon, Jenny Williams and Jan C. van Ours. "Delinquency, Arrest and Early School Leaving." Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics published online (17 July 2020): DOI: 10.1111/obes.12393.