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Community and Specialized Enforcement : Complements or Substitutes ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | DeAngelo, Gregory J. Virginia, West Humphreys, Roger Reimers, Imke |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Specialized enforcers are charged with the responsibility of upholding laws intended to discourage proscribed behavior. Community enforcement discourages behavior that is prohibited by codified laws and behavior violating social norms. Previous research utilizes temporally and spatially aggregated crime and enforcement data, which obscures the relationship between the timing and commission of anti-social and enforcement actions. We utilize a unique environment (the National Hockey League) with detailed event-level data to analyze the impact of enforcement proxies: penalties and fights. Our evidence suggests that penalties and fights share a state-dependent relationship. When specialized enforcement efforts are lacking, community enforcement acts as a substitute. Conditional on the occurrence of community enforcement, however, specialized enforcement further deters anti-social behavior. JEL Codes: H4; K42; L51; Z2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://gregoryjdeangelo.com/workingpapers/law_order_hockey_march23_2016.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
