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Juvenile curfew and crime reduction: Evidence from Brazil.
- Source :
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Papers in Regional Science . Apr2021, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p561-579. 19p. 6 Charts, 2 Graphs, 1 Map. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The city of Fernandópolis, located in the countryside of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, imposed a juvenile curfew in 2005. This decision was not made at the municipal or state level, but in a courtroom. Subsequently, other municipalities in the state of São Paulo decided to adopt a juvenile curfew. To assess the effect of the curfew on reducing crime, this paper uses the difference‐in‐differences estimation to compare its impact, relative to municipalities that did not adopt a curfew. The results suggest that the curfew led to a decrease of 17.9% in thieves per thousand inhabitants in municipalities that adopted it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *JUVENILE delinquency
*CURFEWS
*LEGAL evidence
*CITIES & towns
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10568190
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Papers in Regional Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149664001
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12573