Topic
Crime
376 published works
The Right Coast
I Was Mugged, And I Understand Why The Hoya
And yet, when a reporter asked whether I was surprised that this happened in Georgetown, I immediately answered: Not at all. It was so clear to me that we live…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Does latest FBI report of crime’s decline provide still more support for lead-exposure-crime link?
Main November 16, 2014Does latest FBI report of crime's decline provide still more support for lead-exposure-crime link?Regular readers know I am always drawn to the (often overlooked) social science research…
Cruise Law News
Watch Out for Crime in the Bahamas – WPRO Interviews Jim Walker
By Jim Walker
WPRO radio interviewed me this morning on its news talk radio show with Gene Valicenti about the New York Times article focusing on crime in Nassau, Bahamas. WPRO has a…
Cruise Law News
Are the Police in Nassau, Bahamas Covering Up Crimes Against U.S. Citizens?
By Jim Walker
I had not previously heard of the specific incidents of crimes against U.S. citizens listed in yesterday's advisory from the U.S. Embassy in Nassau. The embassy said that "over the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting analysis of how summer impacts crime rates
Main October 27, 2014Interesting analysis of how summer impacts crime ratesThis Governing article provides an interesting look at the impact of summer on crime rates. The piece is headlined "Where…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Does Immigration Enforcement Reduce Crime? Evidence from ‘Secure Communities'”
Main September 25, 2014"Does Immigration Enforcement Reduce Crime? Evidence from 'Secure Communities'"The title of this post is the title of this new empirical paper by Thomas Miles and Adam Cox…
Sentencing Law and Policy
BJS reports modest decline in violent and property crimes in 2013
Main September 18, 2014BJS reports modest decline in violent and property crimes in 2013As detailed in this official press release from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, the results…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Finding an age-based silver lining — or lead lining — in latest BJS prison data
Main September 17, 2014Finding an age-based silver lining — or lead lining — in latest BJS prison dataRegular readers know I am very intrigued by the (often overlooked) social science…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Does Immigration Enforcement Reduce Crime? Evidence from “Secure Communities” by Adam Cox and Thomas J. Miles
Does Immigration Enforcement Reduce Crime? Evidence from “Secure Communities” by Adam Cox (NYU) and Thomas J. Miles (University of Chicago). Forthcoming The Journal of Law and Economics, November 2014 "Secure Communities"…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is Chicago now providing more support for the claim that more guns means less crime?
Main August 25, 2014Is Chicago now providing more support for the claim that more guns means less crime?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new…