crime

Prisons are meant to deter crime and rehabilitate inmates. Evidence from Colombia suggests that in some circumstances prisons actually foster rather than prevent crime.

Increasing potential tax revenues for local governments triggered a rise in violence in resource-rich areas in India

A policy to pacify Rio de Janeiro’s favelas reduced murder and robbery, yet many other forms of crime increased

Decoupling driver salaries from fare revenues led to a surge in crime, highlighting the role of private behaviour in victimisation

Conditional cash transfer programmes can have long-term benefits by reducing crime, lowering adolescent fertility and increasing school attendance as well as formal employment.

Cities with export slowdowns had larger increases in crime rates, driven by weakened labour markets

After mass layoffs criminal prosecutions increase for displaced workers, but eligibility for unemployment benefits offsets this effect

The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance

Rising violence in Mexico City led workers, especially women, to reduce hours and leave the labour force