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Child Protection and Adult Crime: Using Investigator Assignment to Estimate Causal Effects of Foster Care

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Doyle Jr., Joseph J.·2008·Journal of Political Economy
DOI 10.1086/590216
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This paper uses the randomization of families to child protection investigators to estimate causal effects of foster care on adult crime. The analysis uses a new data set that links criminal justice data to child protection data in Illinois, and I find that investigators affect foster care placement. Children on the margin of placement are found to be two to three times more likely to enter the criminal justice system as adults if they were placed in foster care. One innovation describes the types of children on the margin of placement, a group that is more likely to include African Americans, girls, and young adolescents.

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Authors
Doyle Jr., J. J.
Venue
Journal of Political Economy
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2008-08
Volume
116
Issue
4
Pages
746-770
ISSN
  • 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-534X
DOI
10.1086/590216
OpenAlex
W2891420385
Cited by
302
References
5
FWCI
13.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Doyle Jr., J. J. (2008). Child Protection and Adult Crime: Using Investigator Assignment to Estimate Causal Effects of Foster Care. Journal of Political Economy. https://doi.org/10.1086/590216

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