This paper develops a dynamic life-cycle equilibrium model of crime with hetero-geneous agents and human capital … accumulation. Agents decide at each point in time whether to commit crimes by comparing potential gains from crime to the expected … wages in the legal labor market). Public security policies are defined as pairs of a size of the police force and an average …

We study peer effects in crime by analyzing co-offending networks. We first provide a credible estimate of peer effects … criminal from each network that reduces total crime by the largest amount. Using longitudinal data, we are able to compare the … disappeared over time, we show that the theoretical predicted crime reduction is close to what is observed in the real world. We …

crime prevention through deterrence. To account for the deterrence effect of police resources on crime, we employ the …This paper addresses police resource allocation across multiple locations, aiming to minimize the overall cost of … potential crimes. Unlike previous literature focused on reactive police tasks, we propose a proactive approach that emphasizes …

Criminal law enforcement depends on the actions of public agents such as police officers, but the resulting agency … develop an agency model of police behavior that emphasizes intrinsic motivation and self-selection. Drawing on experimental … hire punitive police agents, while providing suspects with strong criminal procedure protections, thereby empowering other …