In this paper we ask whether policies targeting a reduction in crime rates through changes in education outcomes can be … considered an effective and cost-viable alternative to interventions based on harsher punishment alone. In particular we study … the effect of subsidizing high school completion. Most econometric studies of the impact of crime policies ignore …

designed around two criteria for successful disease intervention-preparedness and prevention. The paper examines how a job …

this model, we assume that the decision to commit a crime is a rational consideration of the costs and benefits and that … spending on police services reduces the attractiveness of committing a crime. We also assume that being a victim of crime … is increasing at a time in which crime rates are falling. Further, our results provide empirical support for the …

Earlier studies on income inequality and crime have typically used total income or total earnings. However, it is quite … likely that it is changes in permanent rather than in transitory income that affects crime rates. The purpose of this paper … income and, second, estimating crime equations with the two separate income components as explanatory variables. The results …

Research on crime in the late 20th century has consistently shown, that despite the public rhetoric, immigrants have … lower rates of involvement in criminal activity than natives. The earliest studies of immigration and crime conducted at the …

This paper uses newly available data to describe the distribution of crime victimization and other criminal activities … correlation between ideological beliefs and criminal activity, finding that crime victims are more likely to believe that hard …

Earlier studies on income inequality and crime have typically used total income or total earnings. However, it is quite … likely that it is changes in permanent rather than in transitory income that affects crime rates. The purpose of this paper … income and, second, estimating crime equations with the two separate income components as explanatory variables. The results …

-10. Likewise, increasing spending on prevention, public treatment subsidies and treatment access will not jeopardize economic …

Individuals should be entitled to a "fair innings", and the primary role of health systems should be the prevention of … to make a health system transition and get engaged in the prevention of risk factors, morbidity and mortality related to … population. Their role is also the most critical because prevention of chronic diseases requires a sustained, long …