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6 Youth Violence & Juv. Just. 3 (2008)

handle is hein.journals/yvja6 and id is 1 raw text is: Yout h violence and JuN eiffle justice Vdute 6 Nuimber 1 anair, 2008 3-27 Costs of Juvenile Crim e 200 i Pications 10,11_, 1 7 1 '04007O 'i084'7 in Urban Areas 10.1 1771 1 hosted at http://onine sagepub.com A Longitudinal Perspective Brandon C. Welsh University of Massachusetts Lowell Rolf Loeber University of Pittsburgh Bradley R. Stevens University at Albany SUNY Magda Stouthamer-Loeber University of Pittsburgh Mark A. Cohen Vanderbilt University David P. Farrington Cambridge University It is important to calculate the monetized social burden of crime, and a longitudinal perspective offers distinct advantages over studies limited to one year. This study assessed the monetary costs to society of self-reported male juvenile offending in urban areas. Previously published estimates of victim costs of a number of violent and property crimes were used to calculate the monetized social burden of criminal activity of a cohort of 503 boys (ages 7-17 years), comprising the youngest sample of the Pittsburgh Youth Study. Conservatively estimated, the cohort caused a substantial burden of harm to society in the form of victimization costs, ranging from a low of $89 million to a high of $110 million. From an early age the cohort was responsible for sub- stantial crime victim losses, with these losses mounting in the teen years. Importantly, it is argued that high crime costs do not themselves suggest a policy solution. Implications for policy and research are explored within this context. Keywords: juvenile crime; victimization costs; longitudinal study; early onset; chronic offending T he impact on society of juvenile crime, including damage to property, pain and suffer- ing to victims of crime, and the involvement of the police and other agencies of the juvenile justice system can be converted into monetary terms. The damaged property will need to be repaired or replaced, and it is the victim who will often have to pay for this, as many crime victims do not have insurance. The pain and suffering that is inflicted on an individual from an assault or robbery can result in short- and long-term medical care, lost wages from not being able to work, as well as reduced quality of life from debilitating injuries, fear of repeat victimization, and counseling. Here again it is the crime victim and

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