ECIN Replication Package for "Tenure Effects in Investigatory Stops"
Abstract
We use data from Chicago to study how investigatory search and hit rates change with officer tenure. Search rates and hit rates both decline over officers' careers. This is inconsistent with both simple screening models and observed variation across other officer characteristics. We propose a model that explains this pattern by allowing officers to make dynamic investments in search skill. Officers make minimal investments because they anticipate patrolling lower-crime areas as they accumulate tenure.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Policing Practices and Perceptions
Criminal Law and Evidence
Crime Patterns and Interventions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ICPSR Data Holdings
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset