The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws on Arrests of Youth and Adults
The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws on Arrests of Youth and Adults
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青少年宵禁法对青少年和成年人逮捕的影响
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10.1093/aler/ahr011
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发表时间：
2012
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P. Kline
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P. Kline
青年宵禁条例是当地警方可用的一种受到广泛吹捧但研究很少的政策工具。本文通过比较宵禁颁布前后城市内不同年龄段人群的逮捕行为，对宵禁条例的实施效果进行评价。证据表明，宵禁有效地减少了不到法定宵禁年龄的青少年犯下的暴力和财产犯罪。宵禁颁布后，对超过宵禁年龄的成年人和青少年的逮捕似乎也有所减少；然而，这些影响较小，在统计上微不足道。版权所有2011年，牛津大学出版社。
Youth curfew ordinances are a widely touted, yet little studied, policy tool available to local police departments. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of curfew ordinances by comparing the arrest behavior of various age groups within a city before and after curfew enactment. The evidence suggests that curfews are effective at reducing both violent and property crimes committed by juveniles below the statutory curfew age. Arrests of adults and youth above the curfew age also appear to decrease in the wake of curfew enactment; however, these effects are smaller and statistically insignificant. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.