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dc.contributor.authorDur, Roberten
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-06-
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-28T08:12:22Z-
dc.date.available2009-07-28T08:12:22Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/25807-
dc.description.abstractThis paper offers a new argument for why a more aggressive enforcement of minor offenses ( zero-tolerance') may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both minor offenses and more severe crime. We develop a model of criminal subcultures in which people gain social status among their peers for being tough' by committing criminal acts. As zero-tolerance keeps relatively gutless' people from committing a minor offense, the signaling value of that action increases, which makes it attractive for some people who would otherwise commit more severe crime. If social status is sufficiently important in criminal subcultures, zerotolerance reduces crime across the board.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x1762en
dc.subject.jelK14en
dc.subject.jelK42en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.titleStatus-seeking in criminal subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn51701890Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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