Crime deterrence: Evidence from the London 2011 riots

Economic Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 576, 2014, Pages 480-506

  Bell, Brian ^a,b,c   Jaitman, Laura ^a,b,c   Machin, Stephen ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; LEGAL SYSTEM; POLICE FORCE; VIOLENCE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84901349643     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12137     Document Type: Article

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