In this article, we test whether an isolated information campaign can deter criminals by appealing to their apprehension risk perception. A randomized trial was conducted around 154 high crime housing blocks in Bogotá. With support of the Colombian Police, half of the blocks were exposed to a three month poster campaign reporting the number of “arrests around this street block” and half to a no-treatment control condition. The main outcome measure (total registered crime) and secondary outcome measures (calls to the emergency line for thefts and attacks, and minor wrongdoings) were provided by the Police. Additionally, trust in police, security perception, and police performance perception were measured among residents and workers in the tr...
This research project looks at the \u27fear of crime\u27 as a concept that is valuable to law enforc...
This article presents the first part of a study on crime-prevention and crime-control strategies in ...
A need to develop effective crime prevention strategies has been recognised throughout history. Due ...
In this article, we test whether an isolated information campaign can deter criminals by appealing t...
Although urbanization and population density predict levels of crime and disorder quite well, the am...
The Western Australian Police piloted an 8-month small-scale targeted burglary prevention initiative...
This paper demonstrates some of the evaluation techniques that are possible with the availability of...
Abstract. The larger roles of the community in crime prevention and improvements in technology have ...
Fear of crime has been rising persistently in Chile, even in periods where actual crime rates have d...
Law-abiding citizens are concerned with deterring and preventing crime. One strategy to accomplish t...
Although Neighborhood Watch is by far the most widely implemented approach to\ud community-based cri...
Abstract This article explores the potential benefits of developing partnerships with victims in man...
Law-abiding citizens are concerned with deterring and preventing crime. One strategy to accomplish t...
This research proposal looks at how purposefully deceptive law and order rhetoric by candidates ru...
The job of media is to inform people and deliver news to them. However, the media also plays a role ...
This research project looks at the \u27fear of crime\u27 as a concept that is valuable to law enforc...
This article presents the first part of a study on crime-prevention and crime-control strategies in ...
A need to develop effective crime prevention strategies has been recognised throughout history. Due ...
In this article, we test whether an isolated information campaign can deter criminals by appealing t...
Although urbanization and population density predict levels of crime and disorder quite well, the am...
The Western Australian Police piloted an 8-month small-scale targeted burglary prevention initiative...
This paper demonstrates some of the evaluation techniques that are possible with the availability of...
Abstract. The larger roles of the community in crime prevention and improvements in technology have ...
Fear of crime has been rising persistently in Chile, even in periods where actual crime rates have d...
Law-abiding citizens are concerned with deterring and preventing crime. One strategy to accomplish t...
Although Neighborhood Watch is by far the most widely implemented approach to\ud community-based cri...
Abstract This article explores the potential benefits of developing partnerships with victims in man...
Law-abiding citizens are concerned with deterring and preventing crime. One strategy to accomplish t...
This research proposal looks at how purposefully deceptive law and order rhetoric by candidates ru...
The job of media is to inform people and deliver news to them. However, the media also plays a role ...
This research project looks at the \u27fear of crime\u27 as a concept that is valuable to law enforc...
This article presents the first part of a study on crime-prevention and crime-control strategies in ...
A need to develop effective crime prevention strategies has been recognised throughout history. Due ...