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Crímen y disuasión evidencia desde un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas para las regiones de Chile
Rivera, Jorge; Nuñez, Javier; Villavicencio, Javier - Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Economía y Negocios - 2003
En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la criminalidad en Chile a nivel … eficiencia policial y la criminalidad, (4) la eficiencia del poder judicial posee un efecto disuasivo importante, (5) aumentos en … dotación policial presentan dos efectos contrapuestos sobre la tasa de criminalidad, por medio de la disuasión de crimen y la …
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Determinantes socioeconómicos y demográficos del crimen en Chile
Núñez, Javier; Rivera, Jorge; Villavicencio, Xavier; … - In: Estudios de Economia 30, 1 Year 2003, pp. 55-85
Este trabajo, pionero en nuestro país, analiza los determinantes de la criminalidad en Chile a nivel regional por medio … incluye características demográficas y socioeconómicas que presumiblemente están asociadas al nivel de criminalidad: la …
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Factores socioeconómicos y demográficos de distintas categorías de delitos en Colombia. Prueba desde un panel de datos de las regiones de Colombia
Mancera, Alejandro - In: REVISTA DE ECONOMÍA DEL CARIBE (2008)
inciden en la criminalidad, como: la variable de disuasión o tasa de eficiencia de la Policía, que se construyó como la razón …
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Anti-crime programs: An evaluation of the comuna segura program
Benavente, José Miguel; Contreras, Dante; Montero, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de Economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 369-392
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...
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Anti-crime programs : an evaluation of the comuna segura program
Benavente H., José Miguel; Contreras Guajardo, Dante; … - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 369-392
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...
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Juvenile Crime and Anticipated Punishment
Arora, Ashna - 2019
Are juvenile offenders deterred by criminal sanctions? Existing research indicates that they are not, as offending decreases only marginally when individuals cross the age of criminal majority and begin to face harsher, adult-level sanctions. Dynamic models of criminal behavior predict, however,...
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The Unintended Consequences of the U.S. Adversarial Model in Latin American Crime
Zorro Medina, Angela - 2020
During the 1990s, Latin America experienced a criminal procedural revolution (LACPR) when approximately 70% of its countries abandoned their inquisitorial system and adopted the U.S. adversarial model. Followed the LACPR, the region experienced a dramatic increase in crime, consolidating it as...
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Following the Money : Lessons from the Panama Papers, Part 1: Tip of the Iceberg
Trautman, Lawrence J. - 2017
Widely known as the “Panama Papers,” the world's largest whistleblower case to date consists of 11.5 million documents and involves a year-long effort by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to expose a global pattern of crime and corruption where millions of documents...
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Certainty vs. Severity Revisited : Evidence for Colombia
Acosta, Camilo - 2016
A recurring debate in the literature on crime control is whether an increase in the probability of punishment is a more effective deterrent than an increase in the severity of the sanction. This paper further explores this issue in the context of crime in Colombia. We use a natural policy...
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Unintended Consequence of Proposition 47 on DUI - Evidence from Los Angeles
Hazra, Devika - 2021
This study investigates the impact of Proposition 47 on driving under influence (DUI) related to drugs within Los Angeles. Results of interrupted time series analysis as well as event study and difference-in-difference analyses indicate a short-term increase in DUI related to drugs to be an...
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