From a forthcoming paper in the American Economic Review: Insights. A team of criminologists has found that every 10 to 17 new cops added by a city police department can be expected to save one black person from being murdered. “There are some people who say, ‘We can invest less in police. They’re not doing much to control crime,’” Chalfin said in a November 23 news release published by Penn...
Compelling evidence that broken windows theory of crime is true
What is “broken windows“? The broken windows theory is a criminological theory of the norm-setting and signaling effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior. The theory states that maintaining and monitoring urban environments to prevent small crimes such as vandalism, public drinking and toll-jumping helps to create an atmosphere of order and...