WHY HAS CRIME FALLEN? AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE

In this paper we consider the reasons why the general level of recorded crime has been falling in the United States and many European countries in the last ten years. We review the time‐series statistical evidence on the determinants of crime, and investigate the extent to which these determinants a...

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Published inEconomic affairs (Harlow) Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 5 - 14
Main Authors Deadman, Derek, MacDonald, Ziggy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2002
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Summary:In this paper we consider the reasons why the general level of recorded crime has been falling in the United States and many European countries in the last ten years. We review the time‐series statistical evidence on the determinants of crime, and investigate the extent to which these determinants are matched with survey evidence on the offending behaviour of young people. This survey evidence is particularly revealing on the perceptions of young people to various sorts of deterrents, and it also highlights a strong association between illicit drug use and involvement in crime.
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ISSN:0265-0665
1468-0270
DOI:10.1111/1468-0270.00365