The Relationship between Lead and Crime
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Paul B. Stretesky is an associate professor of sociology at the Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of criminology and environmental justice. He is currently studying the structural and organizational covariates associated with the level of corporate self-reporting of environmental violations under the Environmental Protection Agency's Audit Policy., Michael J. Lynch is professor of criminology and director of the Ph.D. program in criminology at the University of South Florida. His research interests include environmental crime and justice, corporate crime and regulation, radical criminology, and racial bias in the criminal justice system. |
| ANO | 2004 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Health and Social Behavior |
| ISSN | 0022-1465 |
| E-ISSN | 2150-6000 |
| EDITORA | JSTOR (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002214650404500207 |
| CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
02f02025580957e740c08b656530e2ae
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Resumo
This study investigates the association between air-lead levels and crime rates across 2,772 U.S. counties. Data for the analysis come from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Census, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Results suggest that air-lead levels have a direct effect on property and violent crime rates even after adjusting for general levels of air pollution and several structural covariates of crime. We also find that resource deprivation interacts with air-lead levels. The association between air-lead levels and crime rates—property and violent—is strongest in counties that have high levels of resource deprivation and weakest in counties that have low levels of deprivation. This interaction is consistent with arguments and evidence in the health care literature that populations most at risk of lead poisoning are least likely to get the resources required to prevent, screen, and treat the illness.