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Better? There's no reason to say so. The author even says: > Reyes (2002) offers an additional intriguing explanation for the decline in crime: the reduction i
by stevenhuang 6y ago
Better? There's no reason to say so. The author even says:
> Reyes (2002) offers an additional intriguing explanation for the decline in crime: the reduction in
levels of lead in the blood due to the elimination of leaded gasoline and lead-based paints. Because of
the highly speculative nature of the Reyes conjecture at the present time, I do not discuss this hypothesis at greater length, although it is clearly an area worthy of continued future
- Google234 6y agoThe lead hypothesis offers no explanation for the huge surge in crime in the late 60s and 70s. However the fact is that criminal justice system was handicap during that time. Crime just wasn’t prosecuted or punished in that period. I would also say that they are far more likely. correlation is not causation. Lead exposure and crime are very widely separated variables.