This study examines the effects of a minimum dropout age (MDA) on juvenile crime in the community. The findings are that increasing the MDA from 16 to 18 decreases the crime rate by 9%. The results imply that an MDA greater than 16 reduces crime in the community for individuals aged 16-to-18. Although a higher MDA is primarily intended to increase educational attainment, this policy has a secondary impact on reducing community crime.

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美国的最低辍学年龄和青少年犯罪

本研究考察了最低辍学年龄 (MDA) 对社区青少年犯罪的影响。调查结果是，将 MDA 从 16 增加到 18 会使犯罪率降低 9%。结果表明，大于 16 的 MDA 会减少 16 至 18 岁人群的社区犯罪。尽管更高的 MDA 主要是为了提高受教育程度，但该政策对减少社区犯罪具有次要影响。