When police pull back: Neighborhood-level effects of de-policing on violent and property crime, a research note

Many U.S. cities witnessed both de-policing and increased crime in 2020, yet whether the former contributed to the latter remains unclear. Indeed, much of what is known about the effects of proactive policing on crime comes from studies that evaluated highly focused interventions atypical of day-to-...

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Authors: Nix, Justin (Author) ; Huff, Jessica (Author) ; Wolfe, Scott E. (Author) ; Pyrooz, David C. (Author) ; Mourtgos, Scott M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Criminology
Year: 2024, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 156-171
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