1. Topography of Colombia
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3. Great thread on why violence sometimes rises, sometimes doesn’t, when police pull back

What happens to crime in US cities when police pull back? It depends. When police reduce proactivity for reasons other than a viral incident, most papers don’t find a crime increase. But when a pull back accompanies a viral incident, most papers find that crime rises. Citations👇

— Aaron Chalfin (@AaronChalfin) January 24, 2022

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