Bank Robberies and Bank Security Precautions

摘要: THIS paper employs detailed victim-specific data to estimate the relationship between characteristics of individual banking offices and degree which they are subject robbery attempts. The results potentially important for two different reasons. First, provide information needed determine most efficient use measures designed reduce losses imposed by bank robbery. Since 1968, regulatory agencies have been charged with task imposing minimum security requirements on banks, thus making question (rightly or wrongly) one public policy.1 Second, perhaps more general interest, an alternative in some respects a look at determinants criminal behavior. Many previous studies employed highly aggregated test implications rational-choice model This has involved estimations decisions across geographic areas factors can alter attractiveness criminal's choices (e.g., severity punishment, likelihood obtainable pay from legal alternatives).2 be interpreted as looking same somewhat less context. Banking differ considerably terms devices have, time it takes police respond attempt, ease getaway.