RT Article
T1 An analysis of curfew enforcement and juvenile crime in California
JF Western criminology review
VO 1
IS 2
A1 Males, Mike A. 1950-
A1 Macallair, Dan
A2 Macallair, Dan
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639791256
AB In recent years cities and localities across the country have expanded the use of youth curfews to address growing public concern about juvenile crime and violence. By reducing the number of youth on the street during certain hours, curfews are assumed to lower the risk factors associated with youth crime. Curfews have been widely cited by policy makers as an effective tool for reducing youth crime. However, no comprehensive analysis of the effects of these laws has been completed. This study analyzes arrest, reported crime, and mortality data from jurisdictions throughout California for the 1980-97 period. There is no support for the hypothesis that jurisdictions with curfews experience lower crime levels, accelerated youth crime reduction, or lower rates of juvenile violent death than jurisdictions without curfews.
K1 Crime Policy
K1 curfew
K1 Youth Crime
K1 Incapacitation
K1 youth violence
K1 violent death
K1 Jugendliche
K1 Kriminalprävention
K1 Ausgangssperren
K1 Usa