crimes, but a deterrence effect was found on non-index crimes, specifically those related to drug consumption and trafficking … than before, reaching 18 years of age, in which case they are less likely to recidivate in any type of crime. The change in … specific deterrence effect resulting from the harsher experience while in prison of those arrested right after, rather than …

the labor force between productive and deterrence activities along the optimal growth path in response to exogenous …

, affect the likelihood to become criminal, although with differential importance by type of crime. …

fixed effects models of the increase in the number of properties confiscated on the main crime rates. From 2002 security … strategies changed, and as a result, the effects on crime rates are mostly large, negative and significant. There was a clear …

high crime rates at the moment the children of their teen mothers become teenagers, are more likely to have higher homicide … homicide rates. We find that neighborhoods with high adolescent fertility rates, and that have low secondary enrollment and … rates in the future, when those children reach their peak crime ages, estimated to be between 18 to 26 years old in violent …

We use hedonic price models to estimate the value households are willing to pay to avoid violent crime in the city of … order to prevent average homicide rates from increasing in one standard deviation. Households in stratum 5 pay up to 2.4% of … their house values to prevent homicide rates from increasing. The results indicate the willingness to pay for security by …

We assess the effect of the homicide rate, individual´s perception of security in their neighborhood of residence, and … of the effect of their having been victimized, on life satisfaction. We find a negative effect of the homicide rate on …