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Status-seeking in criminal subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance
This paper offers a new argument for why a more aggressive enforcement of minor offenses ( zero-tolerance') may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both minor offenses and more severe crime. We develop a model of criminal subcultures in which people gain social status among their peers for being tough' by committing criminal acts. As zero-tolerance keeps relatively gutless' people from committing a minor offense, the signaling value of that action increases, which makes it attractive for some people who would otherwise commit more severe crime. If social status is sufficiently important in criminal subcultures, zerotolerance reduces crime across the board.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 1762
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Criminal Law
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Dur, Robert
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
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2006
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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- Dur, Robert
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Time of origin
- 2006
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