Neighborhood interventions to reduce violence
Violence is a widespread problem that affects the physical, mental, and social health of
individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims …
individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims …
Local government spending: Policing versus social services
B Beck - Annual Review of Criminology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
US cities have recently increased the share of their budgets devoted to policing and
decreased the share devoted to social services. However, a growing body of research …
decreased the share devoted to social services. However, a growing body of research …
[BOOK][B] Proactive policing: Effects on crime and communities
MK Majmundar, D Weisburd - 2018 - books.google.com
Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …
Who wants affordable housing in their backyard? An equilibrium analysis of low-income property development
We nonparametrically estimate spillovers of properties financed by the Low Income Housing
Tax Credit (LIHTC) onto neighborhood residents by develo** a new difference-in …
Tax Credit (LIHTC) onto neighborhood residents by develo** a new difference-in …
A comprehensive technical package for the prevention of youth violence and associated risk behaviors
C David-Ferdon, AM Vivolo-Kantor, LL Dahlberg… - 2016 - stacks.cdc.gov
This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available
evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with …
evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with …
Violence while in utero: The impact of assaults during pregnancy on birth outcomes
J Currie, M Mueller-Smith… - Review of economics and …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
We study the effects of prenatal exposure to violent crime on infant health, using New York
City crime records linked to mothers' addresses in birth records data. We address …
City crime records linked to mothers' addresses in birth records data. We address …
Affordable housing and city welfare
J Favilukis, P Mabille… - The Review of Economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Housing affordability is the main policy challenge for most large cities in the world. Zoning
changes, rent control, housing vouchers, and tax credits are the main levers employed by …
changes, rent control, housing vouchers, and tax credits are the main levers employed by …
[BOOK][B] Climbing Mount Laurel: The struggle for affordable housing and social mobility in an American suburb
E Derickson, DNVE Kinsey, L Albright, R Casciano - 2013 - degruyter.com
Under the New Jersey State Constitution as interpreted by the State Supreme Court in 1975
and 1983, municipalities are required to use their zoning authority to create realistic …
and 1983, municipalities are required to use their zoning authority to create realistic …
Local access to mental healthcare and crime
We estimate the effect of local access to office-based mental healthcare on crime. We
leverage variation in the number of mental healthcare offices within a county over the period …
leverage variation in the number of mental healthcare offices within a county over the period …
[HTML][HTML] The unintended effects of minimum wage increases on crime
The availability of higher-paying jobs for low-skilled individuals has been documented to
reduce crime. This study explores the impact of one of the most prominent labor policies …
reduce crime. This study explores the impact of one of the most prominent labor policies …