Why is law enforcement decentralized

This finding suggests preferences for police are lower in decentralized systems and is consistent with prior studies by Ostrom , Ostrom and Parks , and Ostrom and Smith The effects of the structure of police systems on crime rates are mixed: decentralized police systems tend to have more homicides but fewer thefts and have no significant effects on robberies.

These findings suggest that decentralized police systems may be more effective in preventing property crimes but not violent crimes. While the finding about homicides is opposite prior research in the United States by Ostrom and Smith , the finding about thefts are consistent with that prior research.

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This paper takes a fresh look at the trade-off between centralized and decentralized provision of local public goods. We show that the choice between centralization and decentralization depends on the technology of law enforcement and the nature of the interjurisdictional externalities.

TSE Working Paper, n. Abstract Law enforcement is decentralized. Keywords crime; law enforcement; decentralization; externalities;.