TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Sabia, Joseph J.
AU  - Bass, Brittany
        TI  - Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence?
        PY  - 2015/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9201
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp9201
        AB  - 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.


        KW  - anti-bullying laws
KW  - youth violence
KW  - bullying
KW  - school shootings
        ER  -