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 …

how the Equitable Sharing rule influenced crime and police incentives by taking advantage of pre-existing differences in …In 1984 the federal government passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act. The act included language that permitted … state level civil forfeiture law and the timing of the CCCA. We find that after the CCCA, crime fell upwards of 13.4 percent …

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 …

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 …

This paper identifies the individual components of social harm associated with a hypothetical racially motivated police … encounter. An individual who believes they are being targeted by police because they are a member of a racial minority may … suffer from fear of physical harm and humiliation by the encounter itself. However, the very fact that individuals will be …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …