02 October 2026 13:00 - 14:00

This event is both online and in person.

SAL B.07, Basement, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

Online participants are welcome:
Please contact Lia Bergin (Communications and Events Assistant) l.bergin@lse.ac.uk to receive event updates and a link to the seminar online.

About this event

We study how ethnic representation within the police force affects the outcomes of youth in minority communities. Using Swedish administrative data, we identify the first police officer from a given ethnic group and neighborhood and estimate the effects on others from the same community. We implement an event-study difference-in-differences design, comparing outcomes before and after the officer enters the police force relative to similar communities that have not experienced such representation. We examine educational attainment, labor market outcomes, and criminal activity. The results show positive effects on compulsory school grades but no evidence of effects on crime. These findings suggest that representation within a key state institution can influence educational trajectories in marginalized communities.

Participants are expected to adhere to the CEP Events Code of Conduct.

Directions

This event will take place in SAL B.07, Basement, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH.

Online participants are welcome:
Please contact Lia Bergin (Communications and Events Assistant) l.bergin@lse.ac.uk to receive event updates and a link to the seminar online.

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European Seminars on the Economics of Crime are part of the CEP's Crime Research Group.