no evidence that the longer length of time to recidivate on the part of individuals arrested for the first time …

This paper models crime rates as a function of the interaction between potential offenders and victims. In particular …, the paper studies robbery of bus drivers, a crime that remains common in cities throughout the world. Exploiting the … crime incidents, the paper shows how victims' propensity to resist an attack can alter the level and nature of criminal …

Organized crime reinforces its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that …

Organised crime tightens its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that … retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On the other hand, this kind of anti-crime measure might also induce …

This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is … of time available to engage in criminal activities. …

influence adolescents’ decisions in crime participation and school attendance. The study finds that, after an exogenous decrease … in the severity of judicial punishment imposed on Colombian adolescents, crime rates in Colombian municipalities …

congestion problems. Enforcement of such programs is costly and can potentially displace policing resources used for crime … prevention and crime detection. Hence, driving restrictions may increase crime. To test this hypothesis, this paper exploits both … temporal and spatial variation in the implementation of Quito, Ecuador's Pico y Placa program and evaluates its effect on crime …