Effect of Early Interactions With the Police on Intertemporal Choice: A Longitudinal Study of Zurich Public School Students
Jessica R. Deitzer,
Willem E. Frankenhuis,
Denis Ribeaud
et al.
Abstract:Adolescents tend to increase their offending after police contact, contrary to predictions of choice-based theories. This may be due to police contact altering their view of their future prospects, leading them to prioritize the present. Preregistered fixed effects analyses of longitudinal data collected from Zurich public school students provide no support for an association between police contact and a change in impulsivity, sensation-seeking, or future orientation. Exploratory analyses find evidence that fi… Show more
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