Unemployment, school leaving, and crime

David P. Farrington; Bernard Gallagher; Lynda Morley; Raymond J. St. Ledger; Donald J. West

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047626

Unemployment, school leaving, and crime

David P. Farrington, Bernard Gallagher, Lynda Morley, Raymond J. St. Ledger, Donald J. West

University of Cambridge

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-356
Number of pages	20
Journal	British Journal of Criminology
Volume	26
Issue number	4
Early online date	1 Oct 1986
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047626
Publication status	Published - Oct 1986
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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