TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Crime deterrence: evidence from the London 2011 riots
JO  - Economic journal
A1  - Bell, Brian
A1  - Jaitman, Laura
A1  - Machin, Stephen
SP  - 480
EP  - 506
VL  - 124
IS  - 576
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0013-0133
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12137
ID  - ref1
ER  -