their connections within the organized crime network, I estimate network effects on gangsters' economic status. Lacking …

Italian crime phenomenon some stylized facts exist: high spatial and time variability and presence of 'organised crime' (e … determinants of Italian crime for 1999 and 2003 and its 'neighbouring' effects, measured in terms of geographical and relational … have a relevant impact on crime activities, but their role changes enormously respect to crimes against person (murders) or …

We provide a critical discussion of the concept drug-related crime and review methods for estimating its volume … 2003-6, combining data from the Arrestee Survey and Offending Crime and Justice Survey to ensure adequate coverage of … the volume of drug-induced acquisitive crime linked to heroin use is high, but there is no significant evidence of violent …

Becker (1968) and Stigler (1970) provide the germinal works for an economic analysis of crime. The approach they … outlined has been utilised to consider the response of crime rates to a range of economic, criminal and socioeconomic factors … observed pattern of crime. This paper builds on a recent publication in the literature (McIntyre & Lacombe 2012), and using the …

Crime risk perception is known to be an important determinant of individuals' well being. Therefore, it is crucial … citizenship crime risk perception. In this set up, the aim of this paper is to analyze the determinants (both individual and … neighborhood) of citizens' crime risk perception for the City of Barcelona (Spain) by means of a multilevel ordered logit model …

Italian crime phenomenon some stylized facts exist: high spatial and time variability and presence of quot;organised crimequot … the determinants of Italian crime for 1999 and 2003 and its quot;neighbouringquot; effects, measured in terms of … socioeconomic variables have a relevant impact on crime activities, but their role changes enormously respect to crimes against …

Crime risk perception is known to be an important determinant of individual well-being. It is therefore crucial that we … but also for impacting on citizens' crime risk perception. In this framework, the aim of this study is to analyze both the … individual and neighbourhood determinants of citizens' crime risk perception in the City of Barcelona (Spain) focusing on the …