Although women?s police centers have been gaining popularity as a measure to address domestic violence, to date no … quantitative evaluations of their impacts on the incidence of domestic violence or any other manifestations of gender equality have … most severe form of domestic violence. Given that a high fraction of female deaths among women ages 15 to 49 years can be …

corresponding chance of a municipality with the same mean household income but at the national median of violence in 2000 (zero non …The relationship between violence and chronic poverty has been studied mostly in the context of war or long …-term episodes of conflict. In contrast to previous studies, this paper explores whether violence that does not include the …

skills and preferences reduce crime and violence. The authors recruited criminally-engaged Liberian men and randomized half … also randomized $200 grants. Cash alone and therapy alone dramatically reduced crime and violence, but effects dissipated … within a year. When cash followed therapy, however, crime and violence decreased by as much as 50 percent for at least a year …

The authors review the recent literature on crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a broad … manifestations of crime and violence in Latin America. They also discuss the ways in which violence affects development, the root … causes of violence, and the empirical evidence on the determinants of crime. The authors conclude by stressing that …

models and empirical evidence suggest that working can increase a woman's risk of suffering domestic violence. Using a … dataset collected in peri-urban Dhaka, this analysis documents a positive correlation between work and domestic violence. This … with a theoretical model in which a woman with low bargaining power can face increased risk of domestic violence upon …

and "retributive justice," in generating voluntary tax compliance. Implications and avenues for further research are …

This paper provides experimental evidence of the effect of having peers with different propensities for violence in the … diverse peers in terms of violence, the study measures the effects of segregation or integration on students' behavioral …, neurophysiological, and academic outcomes. The paper also exploits a discontinuity around the median of the propensity for violence …

violence. The phenomenon is observed in many countries, including in Brazil, despite its robust legal framework to prevent and … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of … violence against women (VAW) in seeking help to exit abusive relationships, with the aim of identifying avenues to strengthen …