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- Title
THE TRAGEDY OF WASTED FUNDS AND BROKEN DREAMS: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO CRIME AND VIOLENCE.
- Authors
Gilad, Michal; Gutman, Abraham
- Abstract
The problem of childhood exposure to crime and violence, which we previously coined the Triple-C Impact, was declared a "national crisis" and is estimated to be one of the most damaging and costly public health and public safety problems in our society. Nevertheless, thus far, no one knows how much it actually costs us. The problem of childhood exposure to crime and violence, which we previously coined the Triple-C Impact, was declared a "national crisis" and is estimated to be one of the most damaging and costly public health and public safety problems in our society. Nevertheless, thus far, no one knows how much it actually costs us. Children whose lives are touched by crime are left with deep scars that gravely affect their mental and physical health, as well as their life outcomes. Such negative corollaries inflict hefty costs on the state and society at large. In fact, our analysis reveals a total annual cost of more than $496 billion. Despite the severity and cost of the problem, our society has done little to help affected children recover. The analysis presented in this Article will form the basis for an evidence-based argument as to the unparalleled economic benefits of investment in early intervention efforts to alleviate the injurious and costly outcomes for children affected by crime exposure.
- Subjects
EXPOSURE (Criminal law); CRIME; VIOLENCE; CRIME &; psychology; CHILD psychology
- Publication
University of Illinois Law Review, 2021, Vol 2021, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0276-9948
- Publication type
Article