%0 Report
        %A Sabia, Joseph J.
%A Bass, Brittany
        %T Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence?
        %D 2015
        %8 2015 Jul
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 9201
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp9201
        %X This study is the first to comprehensively examine the effect of state anti-bullying laws (ABLs) on youth violence. Using data from a variety of sources – including the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, Uniform Crime Reports, and newly collected data on school shootings – we find that the enforcement of strict, comprehensive school district anti-bullying policies is associated with a 7 to 13 percent reduction in school violence and an 8 to 12 percent reduction in bullying. Our results also show that anti-bullying policy mandates are associated with a reduction in minor teen school shooting deaths and violent crime arrests. A causal interpretation of our results is supported by falsification tests on older young adults for whom ABLs do not bind.


        %K anti-bullying laws
%K youth violence
%K bullying
%K school shootings