Substance abuse treatment centers and local crime
Substance abuse treatment centers and local crime
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jue.2018.01.007
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发表时间：
2018-03-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Swensen, Isaac D.
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作者：
Bondurant, Samuel R.;Lindo, Jason M.;Swensen, Isaac D.
在这篇文章中，我们估计了扩大获得药物滥用治疗对当地犯罪的影响。我们使用一种识别策略来实现这一点，该策略利用了在县级测量的药物滥用治疗机构的开放和关闭所驱动的差异。结果表明，药物滥用治疗设施既减少了一个地区的暴力犯罪，也减少了出于经济动机的犯罪，对相对严重的犯罪的影响尤其明显。凶杀案数据的两个来源记录了对凶杀案的影响，并且集中在人口稠密的地区。
In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using an identification strategy that leverages variation driven by substance-abuse-treatment facility openings and closings measured at the county level. The results indicate that substance-abuse-treatment facilities reduce both violent and financially motivated crimes in an area, and that the effects are particularly pronounced for relatively serious crimes. The effects on homicides are documented in two sources of homicide data and are concentrated in highly populated areas.