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Crime and arrests: deterrence or resource reallocation?

Thomas A. Garrett Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63166-0442, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lesli S. Ott Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63166-0442, USA
Pages 1171-1175 | Published online: 18 Nov 2010

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