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The impact of legalized casino gambling on crime

Nichols, Mark W.; Tosun, Mehmet Serkan - 2013

We examine the impact of legalized casino gambling, including Indian casinos, on crime. Using county-level data between 1994 and 2009, the impact that casino legalization had on crime is examined. Our results show an increase in crime associated with casinos in some circumstances, but not...

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Wet laws, drinking establishments, and violent crime

Anderson, D. Mark; Crost, Benjamin; Rees, Daniel I. - 2014

the number of establishments licensed to sell alcohol by the drink are related to violent crime. During this period, 86 … out of 105 counties in Kansas voted to legalize the sale of alcohol to the general public for on-premises consumption. We … legalizing the sale of alcohol to the general public for on-premises consumption is associated with an 11 percent increase in …

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College party culture and sexual assault

Lindo, Jason M.; Siminski, Peter; Swensen, Isaac D. - 2016

This paper considers the degree to which events that intensify partying increase sexual assault. Estimates are based on panel data from campus and local law-enforcement agencies and an identification strategy that exploits plausibly random variation in the timing of Division 1 football games....

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None for the road? : stricter drink driving laws and road accidents

Francesconi, Marco; James, Jonathan G. - 2021

, from alcohol consumption to criminal activities other than drink driving. …

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Discontinuities in the age-victimization profile and the determinants of victimization

Bindler, Anna; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Ketel, Nadine; … - 2021

location, cross-cohort variation in the minimum legal drinking age driven by a 2014 reform, and survey data of alcohol …/drug consumption and mobility behaviors. We conclude that the bundle of access to weak alcohol, bars/clubs and smoking increases … victimization at 16 and that age 18 rights (hard alcohol, marijuana coffee shops) exacerbate this risk; vehicle access does not play …

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