asymmetric response of crime. In this paper we use three different data sets and three different empirical methodologies to … document this previously-unnoticed regularity. Using nonparametric methods we show that the behavior of property crime is … data from New York City we demonstrate that property crime reacts more (less) strongly to increases (decreases) in the …

asymmetric response of crime. In this paper we use three different data sets and three different empirical methodologies to … document this previously-unnoticed regularity. Using nonparametric methods we show that the behavior of property crime is … data from New York City we demonstrate that property crime reacts more (less) strongly to increases (decreases) in the …

A long-established rule of the common law is that police officers are not ‘employees'. This article examines the … rule, particularly from the perspective of state-appointed police officers in Australia, are also discussed. The rule is … presented as being not only inequitable, but also incompatible with state police officers' current (statutory) employment rights …

often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but … legalizing the status of immigrants has beneficial effects on crime rates. Crucially, the evidence points to substantial …