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Neighbor Terrorism and the All-Risks Policing of Terrorism
Walker, Clive - 2018
Debate continues as to the transformations in terrorism evidenced by the September 11 attacks and since that time. Some …, including the former U.S. President, point to changes in the nature of terrorism and argue that September 11 constituted a … wholly new form of terrorism that demanded a novel response. Given the prior events of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 …
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Neighbor Terrorism and the All-Risks Policing of Terrorism
Walker, Clive - 2018
Because of the difficulties of distinguishing friend and foe, security and insecurity, or even war and peace, terrorism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012921772
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Fatal attraction : how security threats hurt tourism
Fourie, Johan; Rosselló-Nadal, Jaume; Santana-Gallego, … - In: Journal of travel research : a quarterly publication of … 59 (2020) 2, pp. 209-219
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012151311
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Is being 'soft on crime' the solution to rising crime rates? : evidence from Germany
Entorf, Horst (contributor); Spengler, Hannes (contributor) - 2008
Based on a theoretical framework on informal, custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 19772001, a comprehensive system of criminal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759023
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Crime, prosecutors, and the certainty of conviction
Entorf, Horst - 2011
This paper tests predictions of a structural, augmented supply-of-offenders model regarding the relative effects of police, public prosecution and courts, respectively, on crime. Using detailed data on the different stages of the criminal prosecution process in Germany, empirical evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009259507
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Does Capital Punishment Have a Deterrent Effect? New Evidence from Post-Moratorium Panel Data
Dezhbakhsh, Hashem; Rubin, Paul H.; Shepherd, Joanna - 2003
Evidence on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is important for many states that are currently reconsidering their position on the issue. We examine the deterrent hypothesis using county-level, post-moratorium panel data and a system of simultaneous equations. The procedure we employ...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014088314
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Is Being 'Soft on Crime' the Solution to Rising Crime Rates? Evidence from Germany
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - 2021
Based on a theoretical framework on informal, custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 1977-2001, a comprehensive system of criminal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324960
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Organization and information in the fight against crime : an evaluation of the integration of police forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Viveiros, Igor - 2010
This paper explores the experience of information sharing, coordination, and integration of actions of the Civil and Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the introduction of information management systems and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697388
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Organization and information in the fight against crime : an evaluation of the integration of police forces in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Souza, Igor Viveiros de - 2010
This paper explores the experience of information sharing, coordination, and integration of actions of the Civil and Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the introduction of information management systems and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009154557
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Organization and Information in the Fight Against Crime : An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2010
This paper explores the experience of information sharing, coordination, and integration of actions of the Civil and Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the introduction of information management systems and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136711