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Author: Lochner, Lance

Title: Education Policy and Crime

Summary: This paper discusses the relationship between education and crime from an economic perspective, developing a human capital-based model that sheds light on key ways in which early childhood programs and policies that encourage schooling may affect both juvenile and adult crime. The paper first discusses evidence on the effects of educational attainment, school quality, and school enrollment on crime. Next, the paper discusses evidence on the crime reduction effects of preschool programs like Perry Preschool and Head Start, school-age programs that emphasize social and emotional development, and job training programs for low-skill adolescents and young adults. Finally, the paper concludes with a broad discussion of education policy and its potential role as a crime-fighting strategy.

Details: Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010. 50p.

Source: NBER Working Paper Series; Working Paper 15894

Year: 2010

Country: United States

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Shelf Number: 118427

Keywords:
Crime Prevention
Early Childhood Education
Education
Head Start
Pre-School Programs
Schools