Street level crime maps may be an example of a nudge in the wrong direction if they lead to fewer crimes being reported

Gibbons, Stephen ORCID: 0000-0002-2871-8562 (2011) Street level crime maps may be an example of a nudge in the wrong direction if they lead to fewer crimes being reported. British Politics and Policy at LSE (20 Jul 2011). Website.

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Earlier this year, the government unveiled online crime maps, which enabled local residents to track crime right down to their street level. Steve Gibbons is not surprised that this policy may have been a nudge in the wrong direction; a recent survey indicates that residents may actually be not be reporting local crimes for fear of driving down house prices.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2011 the author
Divisions:	Spatial Economics Research Centre Centre for Economic Performance Geography & Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2011 08:53
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 07:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37971

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