Crime and police are two interdependent phenomena; yet,
they are often analyzed separately. This paper develops a
simultaneous model of crime causation, police output and
demand for police and therefore incorporates this inter
dependence. It was found that relative illegal wages have a
strong positive influence on crime, but police activity can
retard crime. Further, police labor is positively related to
police output and property crimes are more important than
other types of felonies in increasing the demand for police.
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