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Juvenile curfew effects on criminal behavior and victimization: a Campbell Collaboration systematic review

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  1. This restriction excluded two studies, Moscovitz et al. (2000) and Rodabough and Young (2002). These were included in the Campbell review for completeness, but did not contribute to the final assessment of the effectiveness of curfews given their high risk of bias. However, the findings from these two studies are consistent with the findings of this review.

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  2. Department of Criminology, Law & Society, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MSN 6D12, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA

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Wilson, D.B., Olaghere, A. & Gill, C. Juvenile curfew effects on criminal behavior and victimization: a Campbell Collaboration systematic review. J Exp Criminol 12, 167–186 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-016-9258-y

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