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intriguing facts that challenge some of the conventional crime hypotheses. For instance, in forty years homicides quadrupled by …
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explore the degree to which individuals respond to crime by applying for permits to legally carry concealed firearms. We find … specific circumstances of crime incidents and the characteristics of responsive applicants. Our results show that gun …
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The mapping of crime and delinquency has been around for many years and the idea that delinquency is caused by … to show spatial distributions of delinquency and crime. Istanbul has been a strategically important location, physically … beauties, and wealth of cultural heritage. Istanbul has experienced increasingly high crime rates. This study demonstrates …
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changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso County, where Fort Carson is located. Our results suggest that never … relationship between the number of previously deployed units and violent crime are generally small and statistically insignificant …
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This paper estimates the effect of local labor market conditions on crime in a developing country with high crime rates …. Contrary to the previous literature, which has focused exclusively on developed countries with relatively low crime rates, we … large relative increases in crime rates in the medium term, but these effects virtually disappear in the long term. This …
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We examine the effect of educational attainment on criminal behavior using random assignment into Job Corps (JC) – the United States' largest education and vocational training program for disadvantaged youth – as a source of exogenous variability in educational attainment. We allow such...
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a limited number of studies have linked justice policies to outcomes beyond crime, particularly education, which carries …
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part of the increase in criminality. The primary avenue through which the sex-ratio increases crime, however, is the direct …
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