Week 5

Question 1

What are the main arguments of Freelin (2023) A quasi‐
experiment examining adolescent delinquency and the transition to high school.

Answer 1

1. Transition from middle school to high school will affect individual deliquency
2. Either negatively because it diminishes school bonds
3. Or positively because antisocial behavior is less aprreciated.

Question 2

What are the main concepts of
Freelin (2023) A quasi‐
experiment examining adolescent delinquency and the transition to high school.

Answer 2

They directly compared students who change schools with those who do not.

Question 3

What are the main findings of
Freelin (2023) A quasi‐
experiment examining adolescent delinquency and the transition to high school.

Answer 3

The difference in deliquency emerges right before the transition. So deliquency for 8th graders in transition districts are lower than nontransition districts. This is because they have to be more prosocial for new people.

Question 4

What are the main arguments of
Engel, C. (2023). How Little Does It Take to Trigger a Peer Effect?

Answer 4

1. Peers have influence on the decision to commit a crime

Question 5

What are the main concepts of
Engel, C. (2023). How Little Does It Take to Trigger a Peer Effect?

Answer 5

To find out how little it takes to trigger a peer effect.

Question 6

What are the main findings of
Engel, C. (2023). How Little Does It Take to Trigger a Peer Effect?

Answer 6

The more peers violate the rule in question, the more randomly selected individual is likely to do so as well.