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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...

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Does stake size matter for cooperation and punishment?

Kocher, Martin; Martinsson, Peter; Visser, Martine - 2006 - This version: 2006-11-20

The effects of stake size on cooperation and punishment are investigated using a public goods experiment. We find that … an increase in stake size does neither significantly affect cooperation nor, interestingly, the level of punishment. …

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Status-seeking in violent subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance

Dur, Robert A. J. - 2006

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Salience of law enforcement : a field experiment

Dur, Robert A. J.; Vollaard, Ben A. - 2016

We conduct a field experiment to examine whether the deterrent effect of law enforcement can be strengthened by making law enforcement activities more salient. Our focus is on illegal disposal of household garbage in residential areas. At a random subset of 56 locations in a city in the...

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The economics of altruistic punishment and the demise of cooperation

Egas, Martijn; Riedl, Arno - 2005

in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to … maintain cooperation by systematically varying the cost and impact of punishment, using a subject pool which extends beyond the …

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The importance of emotions for the effectiveness of social punishment

Hopfensitz, Astrid; Reuben, Ernesto - 2006

anger, ‘social’ emotions like shame and guilt need to be present for punishment to be an effective deterrent of …

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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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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...

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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 …

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Holi crimes

Martínez, 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...

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