The effects of education on crime

In this article, we use a unique data set on criminal behaviour to analyse the effects of education on offences and crimes committed. The findings suggest that substantial savings on the social costs of crime can be obtained by investing in education. We find that the probability of committing crime...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied economics
1. Verfasser: Groot, Wim (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Maassen van den Brink, Henriëtte (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 2010
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Bildung > Kriminalität > Kriminalitätsökonomik > Niederlande > Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Zusammenfassung:In this article, we use a unique data set on criminal behaviour to analyse the effects of education on offences and crimes committed. The findings suggest that substantial savings on the social costs of crime can be obtained by investing in education. We find that the probability of committing crimes like shop lifting, vandalism and threat, assault and injury decrease with years of education. The probability of committing tax fraud, however, increases with years of education. We further find that higher educated people have more permissive attitudes and social norms towards criminal behaviour.
ISSN:0003-6846