Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of unemployment on various types of crime in Greece … analysis, and an impulse response analysis are used to explore the nexus between unemployment and 14 different types of crime … primarily motivated and driven by economic gain, a policy implication is that crime thwarting policies need to be complemented …

a crime in several countries. This begs the question, if persons are fully informed that digital file sharing is a crime …

fixed effects to the panel data. Practical implications The main Brazilian political parties diverge on the causes of crime … each political party. Political parties have the potential capacity of changing crime trends through economic and social … policies as well as by applying stronger sanctions against crime. Given the law enforcement system, the cycle of crime in …

property crime victimization. Design/methodology/approach – A state preference model of crime is employed using victimization … likelihood of repeat victimization is highly significant. The most likely victims of property crime in Mexico do not live in … level of social exposure. Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed that considers other types of crime …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to relate the quality of governance with crime in Malaysia. The study also … identifies the best good governance tool to fight against crime in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses time …-series data on crime rates and six measures of governance: voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness …

investigating the role of the economy with crime, as well as the sensitivity of those results. Design … Cantor and Land’s (1985) model of unemployment and crime. The authors are also able to show the importance of considering …