Police Corruption and Crime: Evidence from Africa

• In Event: Origins of Criminal Legal Policy

Brief Overview

We use Afrobarometer data to show that people in regions with a greater incidence of police corruption are more likely to be victims of crime. Police corruption also increases the fear of crime for residents.

Authors

• Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University

• IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO, Norbert Zongo University

• Eugenie Maiga, Norbert Zongo University

• Doris Aja-Eke, Dublin City University