A large body of empirical research suggests that welfare spending reduces crime. Contrary to this dominant finding, a … few recent studies conclude that there is no relationship between several measures of welfare spending and serious crime … total crime although the effect was rather weak. The analyses of various types of crime show that the influence of the …

In the last three decades Argentina tripled its crime rate boosting safety at the top of mayor concerns of Argentineans … which leaves open the question about the behavior of incumbent governors of the 23 provinces about anti-crime measures in … the proximity of elections. How do incumbent governors react to escalating crime as elections come closer? This paper …