Broken windows policing and crime: Evidence from 80 Colombian cities

We study the effects of broken windows policing on crime using geo-located crime and arrest reports for 80 Colombian cities. Broadly defined, broken windows policing consists of intensifying arrests—sometimes for minor offenses—to deter potential criminals. To estimate causal effects, we build grids...

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Autores:
Mejía, Daniel
Norza, Ervyn
Tobón Zapata, Santiago
Vanegas-Arias, Martín
Tipo de recurso:
Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/30182
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/30182
Palabra clave:
crime
violence
police
arrests
spillovers
Rights
License
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