Ciacci, Riccardo and Sansone, Dario (2020): The Impact of Sodomy Law Repeals on Crime.
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Abstract
We exploit variation in the timing of decriminalization of same-sex sexual intercourse across U.S. states to estimate the impact of these law changes on crime. We provide the first evidence that sodomy law repeals led to a decline in the number of arrests for disorderly conduct, prostitution, and other sex offenses. Furthermore, we show that these repeals led to a reduction in arrests for drug and alcohol consumption.
| Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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| Original Title: | The Impact of Sodomy Law Repeals on Crime |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | sodomy laws; LGBTQ; crime |
| Subjects: | I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy ; Regulation ; Public Health J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants ; Non-labor Discrimination K - Law and Economics > K1 - Basic Areas of Law > K14 - Criminal Law K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K39 - Other |
| Item ID: | 102084 |
| Depositing User: | Professor Riccardo Ciacci |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2020 10:12 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2020 10:12 |
| References: | I18; J15; K14; K38 |
| URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/102084 |
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