In brief... Lockdown, recession and crime

Tom Kirchmaier (t.kirchmaier@lse.ac.uk) and Carmen Villa

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Abstract: What has happened to criminal activity in England and Wales during the pandemic? Tom Kirchmaier and Carmen VillaLlera explore the effects of lockdown and job loss on the kinds of crimes being committed - and the ability of police to detect them.

Keywords: Covid-19; crime; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-03-01
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