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dc.contributor.authorBrezina, Timothyen
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Erdalen
dc.contributor.authorTopalli, Volkanen
dc.date.accessioned2008-11-27-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T11:51:03Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T11:51:03Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:101:1-20081127603en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/35370-
dc.description.abstractA number of researchers point to the anticipation of early death, or a sense of futurelessness, as a contributing factor to youth crime and violence. Young people who perceive a high probability of early death, it is argued, may have little reason to delay gratification for the promise of future benefits, as the future itself is discounted. Consequently, these young people tend to pursue high-risk behaviors associated with immediate rewards, including crime and violence. Although existing studies lend empirical support to these arguments and show a statistical relationship between anticipated early death and youth crime, this support remains tentative. Moreover, a number of questions remain regarding the interpretation of this relationship, the meanings that offenders attach to the prospect of early death, and the causal mechanisms that link anticipated early death to youth crime. In this paper, we address the limitations of previous studies using a multi-methods approach, involving the analyses of national survey data and in-depth interviews with active street offenders.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x3831en
dc.subject.jelK0en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordCrimeen
dc.subject.keywordyouthen
dc.subject.stwJugendlicheen
dc.subject.stwGesundheiten
dc.subject.stwSterblichkeiten
dc.subject.stwRisikopräferenzen
dc.subject.stwJugendkriminalitäten
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titleMight not be a tomorrow: a multi-methods approach to anticipated early death and youth crime-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn585921466en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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