In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using …

This study considers the effects of the kingpin strategy, an approach to fighting organized crime in which law …-enforcement efforts focus on capturing the leaders of the criminal organization, on community violence in the context of Mexico's drug war …

In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using …

service on crime. Using exact dates of birth for inmates in state and federal prisons in 1979, 1986, and 1991, we find robust … veteran status, these estimates imply that military service increases the probability of incarceration for a violent crime by …

service on crime. Using exact dates of birth for inmates in state and federal prisons in 1979, 1986, and 1991, we find robust … veteran status, these estimates imply that military service increases the probability of incarceration for a violent crime by … used to draft servicemen. -- crime ; violence ; military ; two-sample IV ; Vietnam War …

This study considers the effects of the kingpin strategy, an approach to fighting organized crime in which law …-enforcement efforts focus on capturing the leaders of the criminal organization, on community violence in the context of Mexico's drug war …