| NCJ Number: |
83721   |
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| Title: |
Interjurisdictional Spillover of Crime and Police Expenditure |
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| Author(s): |
S Hakim; A Ovadia; E Sagi; J Weinblatt |
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| Date Published: |
Unknown |
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| Page Count: |
13 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Type: |
Report (Study/Research) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This study analyzes the existence of interjurisdictional crime and police expenditure spillover in suburban areas, using a general equilibrium model. |
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| Abstract: |
The model shows that police expenditure in neighboring communities, as well as other factors, affects the crime level and thereby the community's police expenditure. The model consists of a general equilibrium of police expenditure and crime which is analyzed for all communities in the metropolitan area. The reaction curves which result reflect the responsiveness of a community to the action of neighboring communities. By using comparative statistics, multipliers are developed which show the total effects of changes in variables. Regression models show that interjurisdictional crime spillover is found for aggregate property crime, particularly for breaking and entering and auto theft. No crime spillover is found for larceny and violent crimes. This study confirms the expected deterrent effect of police on crime which is seldom recorded in other empirical studies. Three tables, extensive formulas, and 18 references are included. (Author summary modified) |
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| Index Term(s): |
Cost analysis; Crime patterns; Crime rate studies; Deterrence; Jurisdiction; Mathematical modeling; Police crime-prevention; Police resource allocation |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=83721 |
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