The dynamic model developed in this paper provides possible economic explanations for many observed patterns of crime …, what effects does a society’s past or nature of its individuals’ social exposure (for example, segregation) have on crime … hypothesis that an individual’s estimates are influenced by his past observations of variables such as the prevalence of crime …

Though crime and the fear of crime have a deep negative impact on the well-being of individuals and societies, there …, individuals' perceptions of the probability of punishment (for a given crime) differ widely within and across societal groups, and … economic and deterrence variables, crime rates in different societal groups have often been observed to be strongly correlated …

In this paper we evaluate what economists have learned over the past 40 years about the determinants of crime. We base … crime. Even hypotheses that find some support in U.S. data for recent decades are inconsistent with data over longer …

In this paper we evaluate what economists have learned over the past 40 years about the determinants of crime. We base … crime. Even hypotheses that find some support in U.S. data for recent decades are inconsistent with data over longer …