“It works in Denmark”- a quantitative study on Danish stop and search zones
(2022) NEKN01 20221Department of Economics
- Abstract
- In 2004, Denmark implemented a new law which allows the police to issue so-called “Stop & Search zones”, as a measure to defeat mainly violent crimes. In Sweden, the implementation of such zones is a current frequently occurring matter in the political debate and parliamentary motions, in the context of defeating gang crime. One common argument in favor of implementation is “It works in Denmark”. So far, no follow-ups including quantitative analysis has been published of the gang-related crime defeating or preventative nature of stop and search zones in Denmark. As the current evidence on the effectiveness of stop and search zones consists of police statements, the aim of this thesis is to provide empirical evidence as to whether stop and... (More)
- In 2004, Denmark implemented a new law which allows the police to issue so-called “Stop & Search zones”, as a measure to defeat mainly violent crimes. In Sweden, the implementation of such zones is a current frequently occurring matter in the political debate and parliamentary motions, in the context of defeating gang crime. One common argument in favor of implementation is “It works in Denmark”. So far, no follow-ups including quantitative analysis has been published of the gang-related crime defeating or preventative nature of stop and search zones in Denmark. As the current evidence on the effectiveness of stop and search zones consists of police statements, the aim of this thesis is to provide empirical evidence as to whether stop and search zones is an effective measure to defeat gang-related crime, and more specifically violent crime. This is investigated through a Differences-in-Differences approach using municipality level data on issued “Stop & Search zones” and “violent crime” rates. By investigating this causal relationship in Denmark, this article is aimed to contribute empirical evidence to add to the discussion on Danish and Swedish stop and search zones, as well as to the academic discussion of the efficiency of suspicion-less stop and search. The results from the DiD analyses conclude that stop and search zones are not an efficient measure to reduce violent crime in Denmark, and the results are considered robust. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- År 2004 implementerade Danmark en ny lag, som tillåter polisen att utfärda så kallade visitationszoner, som ett verktyg för att bekämpa framför allt våldsbrott. I Sverige, har implementering av sådana zoner blivit ett återkommande inslag i den politiska debatten och riksdagsmotioner, i samband med att bekämpa gängbrottslighet. Ett vanligt argument för implementering är ”det fungerar i Danmark”. Än så länge har inga utvärderingar eller studier med kvantitativa analyser publicerats om huruvida visitationszoner är effektiva för förebyggelse eller bekämpning av gängbrottslighet i Danmark. Då de nuvarande bevisen för visitationszoners effektivitet består av polisutlåtanden, är syftet med denna uppsats att bidra med empiriska bevis av huruvida... (More)
- År 2004 implementerade Danmark en ny lag, som tillåter polisen att utfärda så kallade visitationszoner, som ett verktyg för att bekämpa framför allt våldsbrott. I Sverige, har implementering av sådana zoner blivit ett återkommande inslag i den politiska debatten och riksdagsmotioner, i samband med att bekämpa gängbrottslighet. Ett vanligt argument för implementering är ”det fungerar i Danmark”. Än så länge har inga utvärderingar eller studier med kvantitativa analyser publicerats om huruvida visitationszoner är effektiva för förebyggelse eller bekämpning av gängbrottslighet i Danmark. Då de nuvarande bevisen för visitationszoners effektivitet består av polisutlåtanden, är syftet med denna uppsats att bidra med empiriska bevis av huruvida visitationszoner är ett effektivt verktyg för att bekämpa gängbrottslighet, och mer specifikt våldsbrott. Detta undersöks med sammanställda data på kommunnivå över utfärdade visitationszoner och våldsbrott, med hjälp av en ”Differences-in-Differences”-metod. Genom att undersöka detta orsakssamband i Danmark, syftar detta arbete till att bidra med empiriska bevis till debatten om danska och svenska visitationszoner, samt till den akademiska debatten om effektiviteten av visitation utan misstanke. Av resultaten från DiD-analyserna dras slutsatsen att visitationszoner inte är ett effektivt verktyg för att reducera våldsbrott i Danmark, och resultaten anses robusta. (Less)
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- author
- Carlsson, Hedda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- "Det funkar i Danmark"- en kvantitativ studie av Danmarks visitationszoner
- course
- NEKN01 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- stop and search, stop and search zones, suspicionless stop and search, visitationszoner, Denmark
- language
- English
- id
- 9098561
- date added to LUP
- 2022-10-10 09:21:30
- date last changed
- 2022-10-10 09:21:30
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abstract = {{In 2004, Denmark implemented a new law which allows the police to issue so-called “Stop & Search zones”, as a measure to defeat mainly violent crimes. In Sweden, the implementation of such zones is a current frequently occurring matter in the political debate and parliamentary motions, in the context of defeating gang crime. One common argument in favor of implementation is “It works in Denmark”. So far, no follow-ups including quantitative analysis has been published of the gang-related crime defeating or preventative nature of stop and search zones in Denmark. As the current evidence on the effectiveness of stop and search zones consists of police statements, the aim of this thesis is to provide empirical evidence as to whether stop and search zones is an effective measure to defeat gang-related crime, and more specifically violent crime. This is investigated through a Differences-in-Differences approach using municipality level data on issued “Stop & Search zones” and “violent crime” rates. By investigating this causal relationship in Denmark, this article is aimed to contribute empirical evidence to add to the discussion on Danish and Swedish stop and search zones, as well as to the academic discussion of the efficiency of suspicion-less stop and search. The results from the DiD analyses conclude that stop and search zones are not an efficient measure to reduce violent crime in Denmark, and the results are considered robust.}},
author = {{Carlsson, Hedda}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{“It works in Denmark”- a quantitative study on Danish stop and search zones}},
year = {{2022}},
}