for four types of crime: theft, robbery, attempted theft/robbery, and physical assault. A positive nonlinear effect of … crime: furto, roubo, tentativa de furto/roubo e agressão física. Concluímos que há uma relação não-linear positiva entre …

Empirical evidence reveals that unemployment tends to increase property crime but that it has no effect on violent … crime. To explain these facts, we examine a model of criminal gangs and suggest that there is a substitution effect between … property crime and violent crime at work. In the model, non-monetary valuation of gang membership is private knowledge. Thus …

service on crime. Using exact dates of birth for inmates in state and federal prisons in 1979, 1986, and 1991, we find robust … veteran status, these estimates imply that military service increases the probability of incarceration for a violent crime by …

beyond those immediately exposed to the incidents. In this paper, I examine the crime consequences of mass shootings. I … property crime rate by about 4%. …

This paper critically reviews a vast array of literature on the costs of crime and common violence. Using a simple … economic model of crime as a theoretical benchmark, we conceptually discuss the estimates available and their potential use as …