The relationship between youth tobacco control enforcement and crime rates in a midwestern county.
The crime rate in 29 counties was compared with the level of enforcement of laws restricting youth purchases. There was a linear relationship between crime rate and enforcement. Communities with the highest enforcement policies had the lowest crime rates.
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Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 60614-3504, USA.
Katz
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Pokorny
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Engstrom
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Tegart
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Curie
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D000293:Adolescent; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012926:Social Control, Formal