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Lead Exposure, Delinquency, and Violent Crime: A Research Update

Lead Exposure, Delinquency, and Violent Crime: A Research Update

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Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy (College Park, MD)

Published 2001. 4 pages.

Research regarding the correlation between lead, crime, violent behavior, and criminality among juvenile delinquents is summarized. This report includes the following sections: an overview of the research; other related studies; implications; common recommendations in the literature; and conclusions. Research shows a clear connection between lead exposure and crime. Accession Number: 017206

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