Conscription and Crime

The initiation in criminal activities is, typically, a young phenomenon. The study of the determinants of entry into criminal activities should pay attention to major events affecting youth. In many countries, one of these important events is mandatory participation in military service. The objectiv...

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Main Authors:	Galiani, Sebastian, Rossi, Martin, Schargrodsky, Ernesto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABUSE AGGRESSION AIR FORCE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ARMS ARMY COMBAT CONFLICT CONSCRIPTION CONVICTIONS CRIME CRIME RATE CRIMES CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DRUGS HOMICIDE INCARCERATION MILITARY DRAFT MILITARY FACILITIES MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY SERVICE MILITARY TRAINING NAVY OFFENDERS PEACE SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE VETERANS VIETNAM WAR VIOLENCE VOTING WAR YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7128835/conscription-crime http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9011

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spelling	okr-10986-90112021-04-23T14:02:41Z Conscription and Crime Galiani, Sebastian Rossi, Martin Schargrodsky, Ernesto ABUSE AGGRESSION AIR FORCE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ARMS ARMY COMBAT CONFLICT CONSCRIPTION CONVICTIONS CRIME CRIME RATE CRIMES CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DRUGS HOMICIDE INCARCERATION MILITARY DRAFT MILITARY FACILITIES MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY SERVICE MILITARY TRAINING NAVY OFFENDERS PEACE SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE VETERANS VIETNAM WAR VIOLENCE VOTING WAR YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT The initiation in criminal activities is, typically, a young phenomenon. The study of the determinants of entry into criminal activities should pay attention to major events affecting youth. In many countries, one of these important events is mandatory participation in military service. The objective of this study is to estimate the causal relationship between mandatory participation in military service and crime. The authors exploit the random assignment through a draft lottery of young men to conscription in Argentina to identify this causal effect. Their results suggest that participation in military service increased the likelihood of developing a criminal record in adulthood (in particular, for property and weapon-related crimes). 2012-06-26T14:19:14Z 2012-06-26T14:19:14Z 2006-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7128835/conscription-crime http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9011 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4037 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ABUSE AGGRESSION AIR FORCE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ARMS ARMY COMBAT CONFLICT CONSCRIPTION CONVICTIONS CRIME CRIME RATE CRIMES CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DRUGS HOMICIDE INCARCERATION MILITARY DRAFT MILITARY FACILITIES MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY SERVICE MILITARY TRAINING NAVY OFFENDERS PEACE SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE VETERANS VIETNAM WAR VIOLENCE VOTING WAR YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle	ABUSE AGGRESSION AIR FORCE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ARMS ARMY COMBAT CONFLICT CONSCRIPTION CONVICTIONS CRIME CRIME RATE CRIMES CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DRUGS HOMICIDE INCARCERATION MILITARY DRAFT MILITARY FACILITIES MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY SERVICE MILITARY TRAINING NAVY OFFENDERS PEACE SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE VETERANS VIETNAM WAR VIOLENCE VOTING WAR YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Galiani, Sebastian Rossi, Martin Schargrodsky, Ernesto Conscription and Crime
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4037
description	The initiation in criminal activities is, typically, a young phenomenon. The study of the determinants of entry into criminal activities should pay attention to major events affecting youth. In many countries, one of these important events is mandatory participation in military service. The objective of this study is to estimate the causal relationship between mandatory participation in military service and crime. The authors exploit the random assignment through a draft lottery of young men to conscription in Argentina to identify this causal effect. Their results suggest that participation in military service increased the likelihood of developing a criminal record in adulthood (in particular, for property and weapon-related crimes).
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Galiani, Sebastian Rossi, Martin Schargrodsky, Ernesto
author_facet	Galiani, Sebastian Rossi, Martin Schargrodsky, Ernesto
author_sort	Galiani, Sebastian
title	Conscription and Crime
title_short	Conscription and Crime
title_full	Conscription and Crime
title_fullStr	Conscription and Crime
title_full_unstemmed	Conscription and Crime
title_sort	conscription and crime
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7128835/conscription-crime http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9011
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