Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence?
| dc.contributor.author | Sabia, Joseph J. ; Bass, Brittany | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-31T16:45:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-31T16:45:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study is the first to comprehensively examine the effect of state anti-bullying laws (ABLs) on youth violence. Using data from a variety of sources – including the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, Uniform Crime Reports, and newly collected data on school shootings – we find that the enforcement of strict, comprehensive school district anti-bullying policies is associated with a 7 to 13 percent reduction in school violence and an 8 to 12 percent reduction in bullying. Our results also show that anti-bullying policy mandates are associated with a reduction in minor teen school shooting deaths and violent crime arrests. A causal interpretation of our results is supported by falsification tests on older young adults for whom ABLs do not bind. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sabia, Joseph J. ; Bass, Brittany. (2015). Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence?. IZA Discussion Paper No. 9201, 1-50. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2655150 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/3942 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Institute for the Study of Labor | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | youth | en_US |
| dc.subject | adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | prevention | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |