Law enforcement and criminality: Europe vs. USA

We use a stylized model to show that, if transfers to the poor are founded on a security argument, there is a negative trade-off between law enforcement expenditures and criminality. In contrast, if transfers are based on altruism, the correlation between the same variables may appear positive. We argue that it provides a plausible explanation for the startling difference between the US and Europe in crime statistics and law enforcement expenditures.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Demougin, Dominique M. ; Schwager, Robert
Publisher:	Mannheim : Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Subject:	Kriminalpolitik \| Kriminalität \| Einkommensverteilung \| Innere Sicherheit \| Altruismus \| Theorie \| USA \| Westeuropa \| Criminality \| law enforcement \| social system

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Series:	ZEW Discussion Papers ; 99-44
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	853788774 [GVK] hdl:10419/24326 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:zewdip:5257 [RePEc]
Classification:	H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents ; K0 - Law and Economics. General
Source:	EconStor

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