We study peer effects in crime by analyzing co-offending networks. We first provide a credible estimate of peer effects … criminal from each network that reduces total crime by the largest amount. Using longitudinal data, we are able to compare the … disappeared over time, we show that the theoretical predicted crime reduction is close to what is observed in the real world. We …

-cooperative way how much crime effort he will exert. We show that the Nash equilibrium crime effort of each individual is proportional … removed, leads to the maximum reduction in aggregate crime. We provide a geometric characterization of the key player … player for a group of criminals of a given size. We finally endogeneize the crime participation decision, resulting in a key …

showing who the key player is, i.e. the criminal who once removed generates the highest possible reduction in aggregate crime …

Social network analysis can help us understand more about the root causes of delinquent behavior and crime and provide … practical guidance for the design of crime prevention policies. To illustrate these points, we first present a selective review …

; delinquency decision ; key group ; NP-hard problem ; crime policies …

This paper studies the effect of social closure on crime and tax evasion rates using disaggregated data for Italian … lower crime rates and higher tax evasion rates than more open communities. The effect of social closure is likely to be …

We study peer effects in crime by analyzing co-offending networks. We first provide a credible estimate of peer effects … criminal from each network that reduces total crime by the largest amount.Using longitudinal data, we are able to compare the … disappeared over time, we show that the theoretical predicted crime reduction is close to what is observed in the real world. We …

showing who the key player is, i.e. the criminal who once removed generates the highest possible reduction in aggregate crime … centrality. -- Crime ; Bonacich Centrality ; Dynamic Network Formation ; Crime Policies …