We consider the effect of giving incentives to ordinary citizens to report potential criminal activity. Additionally we look at the effect of "profiling" certain groups. In the first model, we focus on two kinds of profiling. If profiling means that police single out the profiled group for more...

We consider the effect of giving incentives to ordinary citizens to report po- tential criminal activity. Additionally we look at the effect of "pro…ling" and biased reporting. If police single out or pro…le a group for more investiga- tion, then crime in the pro…led group decreases. If a...

We examine the effects of giving incentives for people to report crime on crime rates. In particular, we look at what happens when the costs of reporting are negligible and the cost of being interrogated by the police are high in a rational choice model of crime and crime reporting. Perverse...

We consider the effect of giving incentives to ordinary citizens to report potential criminal activity. Additionally we look at the effect of “profiling” and biased reporting. If police single out or profile a group for more investigation, then crime in the profiled group decreases. If a...