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who are the victims of crime are subsequently more likely than non-victims to state that inequality is high in Argentina … and that the appropriate measure to reduce crime is to become less punitive (demanding lower penalties for the same crime). …
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Buenos Aires, Argentina. We find a large, significant, robust, and immediate decline in crime following quarantine … restrictions. We observe the effect on property crime reported to official agencies, police arrests, and crime reported in … still large in commercial and residential areas (including informal settlements). After the sharp and immediate fall, crime …
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effects on future performance in the labor market. -- Military Service ; Violent behavior ; Crime …
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Weakness is a quality frequently ascribed to Latin American states. This diagnosis proves faulty since it is possible to find resistant structures inside those states that perpetuate such weaknesses. This article shows that this is the case in regards to the police force of the province of...
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A large body of empirical research suggests that welfare spending reduces crime. Contrary to this dominant finding, a … few recent studies conclude that there is no relationship between several measures of welfare spending and serious crime …-level dynamic panel data reveals that UHHP, featuring cash transfers, had a negative impact on crime although the effect was rather …
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