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police force size and crime: a standalone construct

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Policing

the effect of the number of police officers in a city on crime, used to judge whether cities have too few police.

In policing, police force size and crime refers to the effect of the number of police officers in a city on crime, used to judge whether cities have too few police. This meaning comes from Chalfin (2018) in Review of Economics and Statistics.[1]

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References

Chalfin, A., & McCrary, J. (2018). Are U.S. Cities Underpoliced? Theory and Evidence. Review of Economics and Statistics, 100(1), 167-186. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00694

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