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Shop crime and deterrence: Evidence on shoplifting among young people in the youth lifestyle survey (YLS)

Saridakis, G. (2013) Shop crime and deterrence: Evidence on shoplifting among young people in the youth lifestyle survey (YLS). Review of Law and Economics, 9 (2). pp. 197-237. ISSN 1555-5879. (doi:10.1515/rle-2012-0018) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:65950)

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Abstract

I use data from the 1998 Youth Lifestyle Survey to assess empirically the link between perceived deterrence and criminal involvement. I concentrate on shop theft and two specific deterrents: The perceived probability of detection and the perceived consequences stemming from detection in terms of job loss. The estimation of the deterrence model reveals that perceived deterrents significantly influence criminal activity. I investigate whether perceptions are determined simultaneously with crime, through learning in the light of personal experience. To overcome this simultaneity problem, I use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the deterrence model. Recent techniques of propensity score matching algorithms developed are also considered. The results are robust and consistent with the deterrence theory.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1515/rle-2012-0018
Uncontrolled keywords: Crime, Deterrence, Shoplifting
Subjects: H Social Sciences
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: George Saridakis
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2018 11:43 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:25 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/65950 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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