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Status-seeking in violent subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance
Dur, Robert A. J. - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003248045
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Status-seeking in violent subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance
Dur, Robert A. J. - 2006
This paper develops a model in which individuals gain social status among their peers for being 'tough' by committing violent acts. We show that a high penalty for moderately violent acts (zero-tolerance) may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both moderate and extreme violence. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348346
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Price as a signal of illegality : illegal dumping in the Benckiser case
Janssen, Maarten C. W.; Reeven, Peran A. van - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000915611
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Intervention time series analysis of crime rates
Sridharan, Sanjeev; Vujić, Sunčica; Koopman, Siem Jan - 2003
January 1, 1995. We examine the impact of this legislationon reported crime rates using different time series approaches. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333897
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Errors in judicial decisions : experimental results
Sonnemans, Joep; Dijk, Frans van - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003774441
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Holi crimes
Martínez V., Claudia; Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén - 2024
A significant number of women experience physical or sexual violence throughout their lives, with a considerable portion of such incidents occurring in public spaces. Harmful social norms emphasizing men's power over women have been highlighted as one crucial culprit. We study a public festivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014541856
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Risky moms, risky kids? : fertility and crime after the fall of the wall
Chevalier, Arnaud; Marie, Olivier - 2019
We study the link between parental selection and child criminality. Following the collapse of the communist regime in 1989, the number of births halved in East Germany. These cohorts became markedly more likely to be arrested as they grew up in reunified Germany. This is observed for both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149749
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Who wants safer streets? : explaining concern for public safety in Brazil
Pradhan, Menno; Ravallion, Martin - 2001
Public action to prevent crime is often driven by concerns about public safety. But what generatesthose concerns ? Is … it crime, or something else ? Using survey data for Brazil, we find that thedesire for greater public safety has a …
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An urban overhead? : crime, agglomeration, and amenity
Donovan, Stuart; Graaff, Thomas de; Groot, Henri L. F. de; … - 2023
Using data for 134 locations in New Zealand, we study the effects of crime and agglomeration on urban amenity. We find … that crime has significant negative effects on the value of urban amenity, with elasticities of approximately −0.06 for … approximately 2-3 times more sensitive to crime than average temperature. More uniquely, we find that controlling for crime leads to …
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Intervention time series analysis of crime rates : the impact of sentence reforms in Virginia
Sridharan, Sanjeev; Vujic, Sunčica; Koopman, Siem Jan - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001792528