Effect of Early Interactions With the Police on Intertemporal Choice: A Longitudinal Study of Zurich Public School Students

Adolescents tend to increase their offending after police contact, contrary to predictions of choice-based theories. This may be due to police contact altering their view of their future prospects, leading them to prioritize the present. Preregistered fixed effects analyses of longitudinal data coll...

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1. VerfasserIn: Deitzer, Jessica R. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Frankenhuis, Willem E. 1981- (VerfasserIn) ; Ribeaud, Denis ; Eisner, Manuel 1959- (VerfasserIn) ; Gelder, Jean-Louis van
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2025, Band: 71, Heft: 9, Seiten: 3094-3127
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Longitudinal
fixed effects
adolescent delinquency
Police Contact
present orientation
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Zusammenfassung:Adolescents tend to increase their offending after police contact, contrary to predictions of choice-based theories. This may be due to police contact altering their view of their future prospects, leading them to prioritize the present. Preregistered fixed effects analyses of longitudinal data collected from Zurich public school students provide no support for an association between police contact and a change in impulsivity, sensation-seeking, or future orientation. Exploratory analyses find evidence that first-time and especially early contact with the police is associated with an increase in sensation-seeking and a reduction in future orientation. We conclude that certain types of police contact may increase young adolescents’ preference for the present. Future research should test whether this relationship is causal and generalizable.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287241264224