The UK's 'riddle of peacefulness': what explains falling crime?

Mirko Draca

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Abstract: There has been a substantial fall in rates of property theft and violent crime in the UK. The author surveys a series of CEP studies that shed light on this transformation - what BBC home editor Mark Easton has labelled the country's 'riddle of peacefulness'.

Keywords: crime; police; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-06
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