@article{ref1,
title="Crime deterrence: evidence from the London 2011 riots",
journal="Economic journal",
year="2014",
author="Bell, Brian and Jaitman, Laura and Machin, Stephen",
volume="124",
number="576",
pages="480-506",
abstract="Significant riots occurred in London in August 2011. The riots took place in highly localised geographical areas, with crime going up hugely in the affected sub-wards. The criminal justice response was to make sentencing for rioters much more severe. We show a significant drop in riot crimes across London in the six months after the riots, consistent with a deterrence effect from the tougher sentencing. More evidence of general deterrence comes from the observation that crime also fell in the post-riot aftermath in areas where rioting did not take place.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0013-0133",
doi="10.1111/ecoj.12137",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12137"
}