Why Does Crime Go Up When School Starts?
New research complicates the uncomplicated idea that attending school is good for kids.
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Show Notes
Crime peaks during the summer for adults. But the economist Ezra Karger found that the same can’t be said for kids: It peaks during the school year.
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