This is certainly a plausible explanation of part of what is going on. But I’m not sure it explains everything. It may be testable though: if it is correct one would expect the drop in crime rate to be higher in areas where the police have been quicker to adopt new prevention measures.
This is certainly a plausible explanation of part of what is going on. But I’m not sure it explains everything. It may be testable though: if it is correct one would expect the drop in crime rate to be higher in areas where the police have been quicker to adopt new prevention measures.