TY - JOUR
T1 - Unemployment, school leaving, and crime
AU - Farrington, David P.
AU - Gallagher, Bernard
AU - Morley, Lynda
AU - St. Ledger, Raymond J.
AU - West, Donald J.
PY - 1986/10
Y1 - 1986/10
N2 - The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development is a prospective longitudinal survey of 411 London males followed up from age eight onwards. This paper investigates the official crime rates of these males between the fourteenth birthday and an interview at a median age of 18 years 7 months, according to whether they were at school, in full-time employment, or unemployed. Crime rates were higher during periods of unemployment than during periods of employment . This was particularly true for offences involving material gain, at the younger ages (15-16), for the most delinquent-prone youths, and for youths with lower status jobs. However, there was little difference between crime rates just before leaving school and just afterwards in full-time employment.
AB - The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development is a prospective longitudinal survey of 411 London males followed up from age eight onwards. This paper investigates the official crime rates of these males between the fourteenth birthday and an interview at a median age of 18 years 7 months, according to whether they were at school, in full-time employment, or unemployed. Crime rates were higher during periods of unemployment than during periods of employment . This was particularly true for offences involving material gain, at the younger ages (15-16), for the most delinquent-prone youths, and for youths with lower status jobs. However, there was little difference between crime rates just before leaving school and just afterwards in full-time employment.
KW - unemployment
KW - crime
KW - crime rates
KW - financial hardship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0000853555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047626
DO - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047626
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000853555
VL - 26
SP - 335
EP - 356
JO - British Journal of Criminology
JF - British Journal of Criminology
SN - 0007-0955
IS - 4
ER -
