Understanding contextual heterogeneity in the outcomes of large-scale security policies: evidence from Italy (2007–12)

Crime, Law and Social Change - We develop a theoretically informed quantitative evaluation of the large-scale policy of security pacts (SPs) in Italy (2007–2012). In particular, we show how...     

Governing by contract as a way to reduce crime? An impact evaluation of the large-scale policy of security pacts

Policy Sciences - In the last decades, governing by contracts, and in particular security contracts and pacts, has been increasingly promoted as a principal means of advancing crime prevention and...