scholarly journals Criminal Deterrence When There are Offsetting Risks: Traffic Cameras, Vehicular Accidents, and Public Safety

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Gallagher ◽  
Paul J. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
Criminal Deterrence

scholarly journals Criminal Deterrence when There Are Offsetting Risks: Traffic Cameras, Vehicular Accidents, and Public Safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Gallagher ◽  
Paul J. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Accident Risk ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
Traffic Intersections ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Criminal Deterrence

Numerous cities have enacted electronic monitoring programs at traffic intersections in an effort to reduce the high number of vehicle accidents. The rationale is that the higher expected fines for running a red light will induce drivers to stop and lead to fewer cross-road collisions. However, the cameras also incentivize drivers to accept a greater accident risk from stopping. We evaluate the termination of a monitoring program via a voter referendum using 12 years of geocoded police accident data. We find that the cameras changed the composition of accidents but no evidence of a reduction in total accidents or injuries. (JEL D72, K42, R41)

Exposures to potentially traumatic events among public safety personnel in Canada.

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nicholas Carleton ◽  
Tracie O. Afifi ◽  
Tamara Taillieu ◽  
Sarah Turner ◽  
Rachel Krakauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Potentially Traumatic Events ◽  
Public Safety Personnel ◽  
Safety Personnel
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