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Substance abuse treatment centers and local crime
Bondurant, Samuel R.; Lindo, Jason M.; Swensen, Isaac D. - 2016
In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532559
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Do immigrants threaten U.S. public safety?
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2019
fact, research overwhelmingly indicates that immigrants are less likely than similar U.S. natives to commit violent and … limited research suggests that these immigrants also have a lower propensity to commit crime than their native-born peers … findings, indicating that a legalization program reduces crime rates. Meanwhile, increased border enforcement, which reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012227441
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Uses and abuses of empirical evidence in the death penalty debate
Donohue, John J.; Wolfers, Justin - 2006
Does the death penalty save lives? A surge of recent interest in this question has yielded a series of papers purporting to show robust and precise estimates of a substantial deterrent effect of capital punishment. We assess the various approaches that have been used in this literature, testing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267476
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Stand your ground laws and homicides
McClellan, Chandler; Tekin, Erdal - 2012
, eighteen states have passed laws extending the right to self-defense with no duty to retreat to any place a person has a legal … these laws may have for public safety, there has been little empirical investigation of their impact on crime and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287709
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Stand your ground laws and homicides
McClellan, Chandler; Tekin, Erdal - 2012
, eighteen states have passed laws extending the right to self-defense with no duty to retreat to any place a person has a legal … these laws may have for public safety, there has been little empirical investigation of their impact on crime and … your ground ; castle doctrine ; guns ; crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009568740
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Understanding the effects of violent video games on violent crime
Cunningham, A. Scott; Engelstätter, Benjamin; Ward, … - 2011
, violent video games lead to decreases in violent crime. -- Video Games ; Violence ; Crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009159870
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Facts or ideology : what determines the results of econometric estimates of the deterrence effect of death penalty? ; a meta-analysis
Gerritzen, Berit C.; Kirchgässner, Gebhard - 2013
Provided that the literature on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is overall inconclusive, the fact that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009722413
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Cross-border spillover : US gun laws and violence in Mexico
Dube, Arindrajit; Dube, Oeindrila; García-Ponce, Omar - 2012
To what extent, and under what conditions, does access to arms fuel violent crime? To answer this question, we exploit … increases in homicides, gun-related homicides and crime gun seizures in the post-2004 period. Second, the magnitude of this … cartels and entrenched local governments, highlighting the role of political instability in mediating the gun-crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681288
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Uses and abuses of empirical evidence in the death penalty debate
Donohue, John J. (contributor); Wolfers, Justin (contributor) - 2006
; homicide ; crime ; death penalty ; differences-in-differences ; murder ; deterrence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003274239
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Cross-Border Spillover : U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico
Dube, Arindrajit - 2013
To what extent, and under what conditions, does access to arms fuel violent crime? To answer this question, we exploit … increases in homicides, gun-related homicides and crime gun seizures in the post-2004 period. Second, the magnitude of this … cartels and entrenched local governments, highlighting the role of political instability in mediating the gun-crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088995