The intersection of aggregate-level lead exposure and crime
| Autor: | Michael G. Vaughn, Roger D. Lewis, Brian B. Boutwell, Mario Schootman, Brett Emo, Richard Rosenfeld, Erik J. Nelson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Statistical significance Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Cities Child 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science Missouri Concentrated Disadvantage Infant Newborn Outcome measures Infant Ecological study Environmental Exposure social sciences Environmental exposure Lead Child Preschool Lead exposure Environmental Pollutants Crime Aggregate level Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Research. 148:79-85 |
| ISSN: | 0013-9351 |
| Popis: | Context Childhood lead exposure has been associated with criminal behavior later in life. The current study aimed to analyze the association between elevated blood lead levels (n=59,645) and crime occurrence (n=90,433) across census tracts within St. Louis, Missouri. Design Longitudinal ecological study. Setting Saint Louis, Missouri. Exposure measure Blood lead levels. Main outcome measure Violent, Non-violent, and total crime at the census tract level. Results Spatial statistical models were used to account for the spatial autocorrelation of the data. Greater lead exposure at the census-tract level was associated with increased violent, non-violent, and total crime. In addition, we examined whether non-additive effects existed in the data by testing for an interaction between lead exposure and concentrated disadvantage. Some evidence of a negative interaction emerged, however, it failed to reach traditional levels of statistical significance (supplementary models, however, revealed a similar negative interaction that was significant). Conclusions More precise measurements of lead exposure in the aggregate, produced additional evidence that lead is a potent predictor of criminal outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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