The deterrent effect of public surveillance cameras on crime

From the US to Colombia to China, millions of public surveillance cameras are at the core of crime prevention strategies. Yet, little is known on the effects of surveillance cameras on criminal behavior. We study an installation program in Medellín and find that quasi-random allocation of cameras le...

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Autores Principales: Gómez Cardona, Santiago, Mejía Londoño, Daniel, Tobón Zapata, Santiago
Formato: Desconocido (Unknown)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8716