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More Choice, Less Crime

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  • Angela K. Dills

    (Department of Economics, Providence College)

  • Rey Hernández-Julián

    (Department of Economics, Metropolitan State College of Denver)

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Previous research debates whether public school choice improves students' academic outcomes, but there is little examination of its effects on their nonacademic outcomes. We use data from a nationally representative sample of high school students, a previously developed Tiebout choice measure, and metropolitan-level data on teenage arrest rates to examine how public school choice affects students' propensity to be arrested or to join a gang. Adolescents in metropolitan areas with more public school choice are less likely to be associated with criminal activity, suggesting that the benefits of public school choice extend outside the classroom. © 2011 Association for Education Finance and Policy

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  • Angela K. Dills & Rey Hernández-Julián, 2011. "More Choice, Less Crime," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 6(2), pages 246-266, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:edfpol:v:6:y:2011:i:2:p:246-266
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    Keywords

    public school choice; student nonacademic outcomes; student crime;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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