The limit of oversight in policing: Evidence from the 2001 Cincinnati riot

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 99-113

  Shi, Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Incentives; Oversight; Police officers

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749171561     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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