March 25 Police Do Matter
from POLICING FOR CRIME PREVENTION (by Lawrence W. Sherman)
re: Marvell, Thomas B. and Carlisle E. Moody
1996 Specification Problems, Police Levels and Crime Rates. Criminology 34: 609-646.
"The Marvell and Moody (1996: 632) analysis also allows a test of the hypothesis that the prevention benefits of hiring more police officers are greater in higher-crime cities than across the country in general. The analysis estimates that for each additional officer added to a police force in a big city, 24 Part I crimes are prevented annually."
Also, here are a number of links to sources of studies and datasets relating to crime rates.
If you are interested in Incpacitation Theory, consider the site Prison Works!
Oh, and on the subject of academic self-examination, if you were impressed by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, you'll find the following critique even less convenient.
re: Marvell, Thomas B. and Carlisle E. Moody
1996 Specification Problems, Police Levels and Crime Rates. Criminology 34: 609-646.
"The Marvell and Moody (1996: 632) analysis also allows a test of the hypothesis that the prevention benefits of hiring more police officers are greater in higher-crime cities than across the country in general. The analysis estimates that for each additional officer added to a police force in a big city, 24 Part I crimes are prevented annually."
Also, here are a number of links to sources of studies and datasets relating to crime rates.
If you are interested in Incpacitation Theory, consider the site Prison Works!
Oh, and on the subject of academic self-examination, if you were impressed by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, you'll find the following critique even less convenient.
posted by John Galt at 1:16 PM
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