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1 results foundAuthor: Dur, Robert Title: Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance Summary: This paper offers a new argument for why a more aggressive enforcement of minor offenses (‘zero-tolerance’) may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both minor offenses and more severe crime. We develop a model of criminal subcultures in which people gain social status among their peers for being ‘tough’ by committing criminal acts. As zero-tolerance keeps relatively ‘gutless’ people from committing a minor offense, the signaling value of that action increases, which makes it attractive for some people who would otherwise commit more severe crime. If social status is sufficiently important in criminal subcultures, zero-tolerance reduces crime across the board. Details: Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor, 2011. 28p. Source: IZA Discussion Paper No. 5484: Internet Resource: Accessed November 3, 2012 at http://ftp.iza.org/dp5484.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://ftp.iza.org/dp5484.pdf Shelf Number: 126873 Keywords: Broken Windows PolicingStreet CrimeSubcultures, Status ConcernsZero-Tolerance |