public goods. To do so, we analyze policing and crime incidence under mayors directly elected by voters and under mayors … overall crime between 4.9% and 5.7%, depending on the specification. Our results further suggest that more accountable mayors … prefer fighting certain type of crimes more intensely, rather than increasing police efficiency overall. Lastly, our results …

Half of all finance and insurance firms in Norway report that they are exposed to economic crime, particularly fraud … economic crime. However, the estimated fraction of unreported, non-registered economic crime in the country is ninety … the main economic crime categories of fraud, theft, manipulation, and corruption as used by scholars to study the survey …

the number of illegal guns and decrease with social capital and police intensity. Using detailed panel data from the …, social capital, and police intensity consistent with our theoretical predictions. Based on our analysis, we derive a range of …

lack of confidence in the police and fear they might be asked about their immigration status or that of relatives and … the cooperation of local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities, affect domestic homicide rates – a crime … laws in place. These findings are suggestive of the important role of policies that increase community trust in the police …

In 2006, approximately 49% of violent crimes were not reported to police. Being the victim of sexual assault is … 2006, during which time a chief of police publicly supported a policy of charging victims of sexual assault for medical … response highlights the importance of public policies which reduce the private cost of reporting crime …

that “[strip clubs and gentleman’s clubs] decrease sex crime by 13% per police precinct one week after the opening.” We … document that the police had an unfounded belief in criminal activity and the person was in fact innocent of any crime. In …Ciacci & Sviatschi’s (2021) “The Effect of Adult Entertainment Establishments on Sex Crime: Evidence from New York City …

Objective: Third-party policing (TPP) refers to police efforts to persuade or coerce third parties to take some … responsibility for crime control and prevention. The Yakuza Exclusion Ordinances (YEOs) of Japan aim to combat organized crime … crime. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of the YEOs' effect suggests the effectiveness of enforcement policies that …

set findings. We present a multi-year study of the precinct-by-precinct rollout of BWCs in the New York City Police … Department (NYPD), the largest metropolitan police force in the United States. Our study adds meaningfully to the prior body of … work and begins to clarify some of the discord within it, particularly with respect to large urban police departments. We …

a crime is greater than the expected cost associated with it. The size of the police force increases the expected cost … effect of police on crime and results are not uniform. This paper is an attempt to test the same in Indian context (for … selected crime categories). It is found that police force acts as a deterrent for violent crimes (Murder, Kidnapping & Murder …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender- based violence. Using … administrative crime data and exploiting staggered implementation across Indian cities, we find that the opening of WPS is associated … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …