Abstract
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of adolescents’ crime reporting intentions with particular emphasis on the role of social interactions. The empirical strategy extends the discrete choice random utility model to allow preferences to be defined over the expected actions of an individual’s peer group defined by his or her class at school. In this context, students choose whether to report instances of bullying, property theft, or academic cheating they may witness at or around school. Both endogenous and exogenous peer group effects on adolescents’ crime reporting intentions are identified and estimated using a 1620-student dataset. Results lend support to the hypothesis that social interactions play a significant role in shaping adolescents’ decisions to report wrongdoing they may witness. These group influences can strengthen, or temper school policies aimed at encouraging students to take a more active role in reducing school or community crime.
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- Frontmatter
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Personality Traits and Household Consumption Choices
- Public Health Insurance and Impacts on Crime Incidences and Mental Health
- How Education Empowers Women in Developing Countries
- Do Large Corporate Tax Cuts Boost Wages? Evidence from Ohio
- Endogenous Peer Group Effects on Adolescents’ Crime Reporting Intentions
- Sibling Rivalry: Evidence from China’s Compulsory Schooling Reform
- Good Co(o)p or Bad Co(o)p? Redistribution Concerns and Competition in Credit Markets with Imperfect Information
- Information and Communication Technology Adoption and the Demand for Female Labor: The Case of Indian Industry
- Local Labor Markets and Child Learning Outcomes in India
- The Intended and Unintended Effects of Opioid Policies on Prescription Opioids and Crime
- Why do women become teachers while men don’t?
- Letter
- Are There Peer Effects from English Learners in Elementary Schools? Evidence from an IV Approach