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Disparate treatment of the Irish in 19th century English courtrooms

Bindler, Anna; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Machin, Stephen; … - 2026

This paper studies how and why anti-Irish sentiment in 19th century England spills over onto jury decisions at London’s Old Bailey Central Criminal Court. We classify the (perceived) ethnicity of courtroom participants according to whether they have distinctly Irish or English surnames based...

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Disparate treatment of the Irish in 19th century English courtrooms

Bindler, Anna; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Machin, Stephen; … - 2026

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Disparate treatment of the Irish in 19th century English courtrooms

Bindler, Anna; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Machin, Stephen; … - 2026

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Standing in prisoners' shoes : a randomized trial on how incarceration shapes criminal justice preferences

Arman, Arto; Beerli, Andreas; Henkel, Aljosha; … - 2026

We study how incarceration experience shapes preferences for criminal justice policies. In collaboration with a newly opened prison, we conducted a randomized field experiment that offered citizens the opportunity to experience up to two days of incarceration, closely replicating the real-life...

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Standing in prisoners' shoes : a randomized trial on how incarceration shapes criminal justice preferences

Arman, Arto; Beerli, Andreas; Henkel, Aljosha; … - 2026

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Regulating the crypto-laundering chain : a comparative study of scam compounds and money mule mechanisms within criminal networks

Arnone, Gioia - 2026

This paper examines how scam compounds, money mules and crypto-assets operate as interdependent elements of contemporary money-laundering chains. It assesses whether existing anti-money laundering (AML) and crypto-asset regulatory frameworks are capable of disrupting these chains holistically,...

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Community engagement and public safety : evidence from crime enforcement targeting immigrants

Gonçalves, Felipe; Jácome, Elisa; Weisburst, Emily - 2026

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Sentencing severity, victim behaviour, and the prevention of domestic violence

Costa, Rui; Masi, Olivia; Ribeiro, Beatriz; Sandi, Matteo - 2026

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Catching neutralizations : identifying neutralization techniques for white-collar crimes in offender statements

Hoekstra, Manon; Huisman, Wim; Schee, Britt van der - 2026

Among white-collar offenders, processes of neutralization appear to play a crucial role in sustaining both their moral self-concept and their social standing and subsequently play a role in commiting violations of the law. This article explores methods for collecting information on the...

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Strategic choices in money laundering : smurfing, layering, and financial over-diversification

Contreras, Alfredo; Villa, Edgar - 2026

Money laundering enables criminal organizations to integrate illicit funds into the legal economy while evading detection, posing significant challenges for regulators and policymakers. We develop a formal framework to examine criminal organizations' choice between two money laundering methods....

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Learning about police bias : prosecutors and police before and after body-worn cameras

Harrington, Emma; Shaffer, Hannah - 2026

Decision-makers often rely on earlier actors but fail to correct for their biases. We model and measure two mechanisms: underestimating upstream bias and treating subjective information as ground truth. We link an original survey of 203 North Carolina prosecutors to their 505,787 cases....

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Iranian outsourcing of state political objectives to criminal actors

Shelley, Louise I. - 2026

States have long-used their own criminals to achieve political objectives. This phenomenon is being supplemented by a new modus operandi: the outsourcing of criminal activity to non-domestic crime groups in both Europe and the United States. This strategy, as this paper will reveal, has been...

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Justice efficiency and crime deterrence

Denti, Daria; Di Cataldo, Marco - 2026

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To catch a thief : endogenous policing and choice of location by criminals

Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha; Cabrales, Antonio; Das, Kaustav - 2026

This paper develops a tractable model of offender location choice and police resource allocation across multiple areas. Individuals differ in the cost of apprehension and choose whether to commit crime and, if so, where. Each area contains a fixed value of criminal opportunities, so offenders...

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To catch a thief : endogenous policing and choice of location by criminals

Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha; Cabrales, Antonio; Das, Kaustav - 2026

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Financial crime and the office of the European public prosecutor : protecting EU financial interests in a new institutional landscape

2026 - 1st edition

"This book examines the realities of the functioning of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) along with the actual cooperation with other stakeholders in the EU and in the Member States. The protection of financial interests of the European Union is a Treaty obligation bearing equally...

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Crime prevention programs improve citizen's mental health : evidence from Peru

Amaya, Elard; Aparicio Fenoll, Ainoa; Mendolia, Silvia - 2025

Among Latin American countries, Peru has one of the highest crime rates, with 9 out of 10 Peruvians reporting feeling unsafe walking the streets at night. This rooted-in-reality feeling of insecurity may harm citizens' mental health. We study the consequences of the Peruvian Safe Neighborhood...

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The impact of non-mandatory police reporting on domestic violence

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther - 2025

Can lowering barriers to public services reduce domestic violence? Exploiting the introduction of a non-mandatory police reporting policy, I find that it significantly reduces domestic violence cases reported to the police while increasing hospital-reported cases of domestic assault. I further...

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Green grease : environmental crime, corruption and money laundering

Barone, Raffaella; Masciandaro, Donato - 2025

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A controversial digitalization strategy for the police’s crime prevention in Denmark

Boch Waldorff, Susanne; Van Gestel, Nicolette - 2025

Data-driven strategies that leverage digital technologies for task improvement are increasingly being adopted across organizations. However, theoretical and empirical insights into how such strategies are implemented-and the organizational tensions they may generate-remain scarce. This study...

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Investigations activity report 2024

2025

The 2024 report builds on the significant achievements and lessons learned in previous years, reflecting the EIB Group's unwavering dedication to combating fraud and corruption. The report gives an overview of the Investigations Division's work to prevent, detect, investigate and remedy...

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Strategic cops and robbers?

Mastrobuoni, Giovanni; Owens, Emily - 2025

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Strategic cops and robbers?

Mastrobuoni, Giovanni; Owens, Emily - 2025

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Strategic cops and robbers?

Mastrobuoni, Giovanni; Owens, Emily - 2025

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Beyond hot spots : enhancing police effectiveness by incorporating a spatial network approach

Giulietti, Corrado; McConnell, Brendon; Zenou, Yves - 2025

How can crime be disrupted effectively without increasing resources? To answer this question, we develop a spatial network model of crime diffusion, using London as a case study. Moving beyond traditional hot spot policing, we identify key player neighborhoods-highly connected areas in the...

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Beyond hot spots : enhancing police effectiveness by incorporating a spatial network approach

Giulietti, Corrado; McConnell, Brendon; Zenou, Yves - 2025

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Operational training needs analysis : criminal finances, money laundering and asset recovery : stay ahead of crime

2025

Criminal finances, together with money laundering and asset recovery, are central to many forms of organised crime. In recognition of this, the priorities of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT)1 on fraud, and economic and financial crimes put emphasis on the...

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Do stronger Anti Money Laundering (AML) measures reduce crime? : an empirical study on corruption, bribery, and environmental crime

Andiojaya, Agung - 2025

The objective of anti-money laundering (AML) programs is to disrupt the financial infrastructure of criminal organizations, thereby seizing illicit assets and curbing the expansion of these criminal activities. This paper assesses the effectiveness of AML programs in curbing three distinct forms...

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Deterrence in networks

Bao, Leo; Gangadharan, Lata; Leister, C. Matthew - 2025

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Does black and blue matter? : an experimental investigation of race, perceptions of police, and legal compliance

Alston, Mackenzie; Owens, Emily - 2025

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Cryptocurrencies as a tool for money laundering : risk assessment and perception of threats based on empirical research

Spyra, Marta; Balina, Rafał; Idasz-Balina, Marta; … - 2025

As the global economy undergoes rapid digital transformation, cryptocurrencies have emerged as a prominent alternative class of financial assets. Their decentralized nature, pseudonymity, and lack of centralized oversight have attracted considerable interest among investors while simultaneously...

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Feasibility study on reducing the security risks posed by the criminal misuse of pyrotechnics : final report

2025

This feasibility study investigates the extent of the threat posed by the criminal misuse of pyrotechnic articles across Europe. It responds to concerns about illicit manufacturing, diversion to criminal channels, and misuse of pyrotechnic articles in criminal activities, aiming to provide the...

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From policing to sustainability : rethinking pathways for safer neighbourhoods in border communities

Tseer, Tobias; Kuusaana, Elias Danyi; Fuseini, Moses Naiim - 2025

While scholars have explored the dynamics of African border communities focusing on context-specific everyday practices of crime prevention and safer neighbourhood strategies, attention is often directed to community policing than other strategies. Relatively little attention has been dedicated...

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Information and policing

Ichihashi, Shota - 2025

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A familiar offence : how households shape juvenile reoffending

Auer, Tobias; Kirchmaier, Tom - 2025

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Raising the deterrent effect of the U.S. deferred prosecution agreement : new perspectives on the U.S. from the U.K. and Jersey

Zhou, Yuan - 2025

Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were introduced to enhance corporate accountability while mitigating the collateral consequences of full criminal prosecution. Yet, the U.S. practice has increasingly drawn criticism for reducing DPAs to convenient settlement devices, insufficiently aligned...

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A strategic analysis of narcoterrorism : counterterrorism, terrorist extortion, and illicit drug trafficking

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd - 2026

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A strategic analysis of narcoterrorism : counterterrorism, terrorist extortion, and illicit drug trafficking

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd - 2025

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Self inflicted wounds : financial crime and judicial system in a semi-authoritarian Zimbabwe

Edmore, Munjeyi - 2025

There is a wealth of literature that describes and theorizes about the practices of economic and financial crime in the Global North and South, but little research has been done to explore the perspectives of other stakeholders on the growing trend of these crimes and the efficacy of the...

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Metaverse crimes in virtual (Un)reality : fraud and sexual offences under English law

Karapatakis, Andreas - 2025

The technological evolution has not only opened new frontiers but has also become an indispensable part of our daily lives. However, the technology that enhances our lives presents a dual reality-it offers opportunities for criminals while creating challenges for law enforcement. Fraud,...

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From placement to integration : a parametric study of cryptocurrency-based money laundering techniques

Almeida, Hugo; Pinto, Pedro; Fernández Vilas, Ana - 2025

The widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies has transformed the financial landscape by enabling swift, decentralised transactions. However, the pseudonymous nature of digital currencies has also fuelled illicit activities, such as money laundering. Criminals perform money laundering to access...

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Optimal policing with (and without) criminal search

Gao, Carol; Vásquez, Jorge - 2025

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Imputing unreported hate crimes using Google search data

Dharmapala, Dhammika; Huq, Aziz Z. - 2024 - Revised version: July 2024

U.S. law requires the Attorney General to collect data on hate crime victimization from states and municipalities, but states and localities are under no obligation to cooperate by gathering or sharing information. Data production hence varies considerably across jurisdictions. This paper...

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Fighting pickpocketing using a choice-based resource allocation model

Schlicher, Loe; Lurkin, Virginie - 2024

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Designing a National Strategy against Tax Crime : Core Elements and Considerations

2024

Tax crimes negatively affect all countries, developed and developing alike. They obstruct governments’ ability to collect revenue and undermine trust in the legal and financial system which can lead to a wide range of adverse outcomes. Tax crime is often closely linked to other forms of...

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Minority salience and criminal justice decisions

Hanemaaijer, Kyra; Ketel, Nadine; Marie, Olivier - 2025

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Minority salience and criminal justice decisions

Hanemaaijer, Kyra; Ketel, Nadine; Marie, Olivier - 2024

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Minority salience and criminal justice decisions

Hanemaaijer, Kyra; Ketel, Nadine; Marie, Olivier - 2024 - This version: October 10, 2024

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The role of public security reforms on violent crime dynamics

Souza, Danilo; Maciel, Mateus - 2024

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Commuting for crime

Kirchmaier, Tom; Langella, Monica; Manning, Alan - 2024

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Silence breaking : sex crime reporting in the MeToo era

Chen, Feng; Long, Wei - 2024

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Search and matching in political corruption

Lisciandra, Maurizio; Miralles Asensio, Antonio; … - 2024

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Board diversity and compliance practices

Arenas-Torres, Felipe; Cabrera-Vargas, Paz; … - 2024

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Prospects of deterrence : deterrence theory, representation and evidence

Sörenson, Karl - 2024

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Investigating and prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime : challenges and barriers for national police agencies

Gottschalk, Petter - 2024

Many countries have established national authorities to investigate and prosecute serious and complex white-collar and corporate crime incidents. This article reviews research literature regarding external challenges and barriers for national agencies in Norway (Økokrim), New Zealand (SFO), the...

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The victimology of online fraud : a focus on romance fraud victimisation

Drew, Jacqueline; Webster, Julianne - 2024

Across the world each year millions of people are victimised by online crime, many of whom fall victim to online fraud. One of the most enduring and prolific types of online fraud is romance fraud. Romance fraud often leads to financial and psychological devastation of those who are victimised....

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Unravelling the organisation of Ivorian cyberfraudsters : criminal networks or organised crime?

Cretu-Adatte, Cristina; Azi, Josselin Wilfred; … - 2024

This article delves into the organisation of Ivorian cyberfraudsters, known as "brouteurs", who engage in romance scams and sextorsion, and it questions the various structures through which these fraudsters operate. The study's findings are based on data collected through semi-structured...

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Criminal enforcement and environmental performance : evidence from China

Liu, Xian; Wang, Wen; Huang, Shoujun - 2024

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30 years of prison alternatives in Denmark : policy efficiency and inequality before the law

Andersen, Lars Højsgaard - 2024

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Whistle-blowing and the incentive to hire

Mot, Jef de; Mungan, Murat C. - 2024

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