Mansour, Abdalla; Marceau, Nicolas; Mongrain, Steeve - Centre de Recherche sur l'Emploi et les Fluctuations … - 2001
A framework is developed in which the formation of gangs --- the criminal market structure --- is endogenous. We examine the impact of crime deterrence in this framework. It is shown that for a given gang structure, an increase in deterrence reduces criminal output. However, under identifiable...