The Changing Determinants of Juvenile Crime

Belley Philippe (), Castex Gonzalo () and Evgenia Dechter
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Belley Philippe: Bates White Economic Consulting, 2001 K St, NW, North Building, Washington DC, USA
Castex Gonzalo: School of Economics, University of New South Wales, High St., UNSW Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2023, vol. 23, issue 2, 323-347

Abstract: Following decades of increasing crime rates in the U.S., crime participation declined substantially throughout the 1990s, and have remained low in the 2000s. Using the 1979 and 1997 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we identify the determinants of criminal involvement and antisocial behavior. In the 1980s compared to the 2000s, youth from disadvantaged family backgrounds, those with lower skills, and those in urban areas were more disproportionately represented in crime participation. Our results suggest that most of the decline in crime is related to changes in the socio-economic environment and public policy shifts.

Keywords: juvenile crime; decline in crime; property crime; violent crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J30 K14 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2021-0420

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