"In this paper we evaluate what economists have learned over the past 40 years about the determinants of crime. We base … crime. Even hypotheses that find some support in U.S. data for recent decades are inconsistent with data over longer … less conventional factors such as abortion or gun laws. The hypothesis that drug prohibition generates violence, however …

have to own in order to qualify as "economic crime." This paper aims to revisit the growing disciplinary landscape of … economic criminology with a view to outlining the role of organized crime in it. The analysis aims to refine and compare the … concepts of "economic crime" and "organized crime," deliberate on the central features of both, and speculate on the floating …

in violence and crime, interiorized the warrior ethos or violent practices, becoming their own executioners by killing …

Incarceration is a crucial part of the scholarly analysis of crime, but what happens inside penal institutions largely … seizures, random mandatory drug test results, various measures of harm, violence, and causes of death. I first document a large … increase in NPS availability and an alarming correlation with the steep rise in harm and violence behind bars. I then evaluate …