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Evidence indicates that drug crime is greater in neighborhoods with middle and high schools.

Willits, Dale, Broidy, Lisa and Denman, Kristine (2015) Evidence indicates that drug crime is greater in neighborhoods with middle and high schools. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (01 Sep 2015). Website.

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Abstract

For many adolescents experimenting with drugs is a fairly normal part of growing up, but many are accessing these drugs at, or near to, schools. In new research, Dale Willits, Lisa Broidy, and Kristine Denman find that drug crime is higher in city blocks that have middle and high schools. They write that schools give drug dealers and buyers the opportunity to meet, a process that occurs regardless of the neighborhood’s characteristics.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author(s) CC BY-NC 3.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
L Education > L Education (General)
Date Deposited: 08 May 2017 09:11
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 00:11
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75824

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