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Title: Juvenile Arrest and Later Economic Attainment: Strength and Mechanisms of the Relationship
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Siennick, Sonja E. Widdowson, Alex O. |
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Juvenile Arrest and Later Economic Attainment: Strength and Mechanisms of the Relationship Journal of Quantitative Criminology published online (25 November 2020): DOI: 10.1007/s10940-020-09482-6. Also: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10940-020-09482-6 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Arrests; Assets; Debt/Borrowing; Net Worth Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Objectives: We tested the impact of juvenile arrest on asset accumulation, debt accumulation, and net worth from ages 20-30. We also examined whether indicators of family formation, school and work attainment, and subsequent justice system contacts explained any effects. Methods: We used longitudinal data on 7916 respondents from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort. Our treatment variable was a dichotomous indicator of whether respondents were arrested as juveniles. Our focal outcomes were combined measures of the values of 10 types of assets, 6 types of debt, and net worth (assets minus debt) at ages 20, 25, and 30. We used propensity score methods to create matched groups of respondents who were and were not arrested as juveniles, and we compared these groups on the outcomes using multilevel growth curve analyses. Results: Arrested juveniles went on to have lower assets, debts, and net worth during young adulthood compared to non-arrested juveniles. These differences were most pronounced at age 30. The differences were largely explained by educational attainment, weeks worked, and income. |
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Siennick, Sonja E. and Alex O. Widdowson. "Juvenile Arrest and Later Economic Attainment: Strength and Mechanisms of the Relationship." Journal of Quantitative Criminology published online (25 November 2020): DOI: 10.1007/s10940-020-09482-6.
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