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 …

evidence on punishment preferences, in which subjects reveal a heterogeneous preference for punishing wrongdoers, our model … identifies circumstances in which “punitive” individuals (with stronger-than-average punishment preferences) will self …-select into law enforcement jobs that offer the opportunity to punish (or facilitate the punishment of) wrongdoers. Such “punitive …

the case of metal crime, where in the face of big increases in value driven by world commodity prices, the incidence of …. This paper studies the roles of prices, policing and policy in explaining these crime dynamics. The empirical analysis … shows sizeable and significant metal crime-price elasticities, in line with the idea that changing economic returns do shape …

right-to-carry (RTC) licensing and crime rates. It covers the most important publications of both scholars and reviews the …

-collar crime? (2) Does white-collar crime increase as a result of less oversight? Using a difference-in-differences estimation … that shift their investigative focus away from white-collar crime to counter-terrorism. I also find that areas overseen by … FBI field offices that shift their attention from white-collar crime to counter-terrorism experience a significantly …

counterterrorism investigations after 9/11 is associated with weaker enforcement of laws targeting white‐collar crime. I then use a … difference‐in‐differences estimation to study the magnitude of any increase in white‐collar crime resulting from reduced … more of their investigative focus away from white‐collar crime to counterterrorism. Further, geographic areas in the …

Crime has historically been a local phenomenon. Most murder victims know their killers; most victims of child abuse … know their abusers; victims of theft often need not look beyond their own neighborhoods for the thieves. Crime is regulated … cases. Globalization is changing this in ways that have yet to be fully explored. Although crime as an event will always …

We study the effects of broken windows policing on crime using geo-located crime and arrest reports for 80 Colombian … least one crime report. In the following periods, crimes decrease both in the place of the arrests and the surroundings …. With many treated grids and many places exposed to spillovers, these effects add up. On aggregate, the crime reduction …

the resource reallocation hypothesis (arrests follow from an increase in crime). We find (1) weak support for the …-level estimates suggest much heterogeneity in the crime and arrest relationship across regions …