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Impact of crime on spatial analysis of house prices: evidence from a UK city

McIlhatton, David; McGreal, William; Taltavul de la … - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 9 (2016) 4, pp. 627-647

Purpose There is a lack of understanding in the literature on the spatial relationships between crime and house price … crime and whether effects vary by the type of crime. Design/methodology/approach The analysis initially explores univariate … and bivariate spatial patterns in crime and house price data for the Belfast Metropolitan Area using Moran’s I and Local …

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Security management and crime in hotels

Gill, Martin; Moon, Chris; Seaman, Polly; Turbin, Vicky - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 14 (2002) 2, pp. 58-64

range of crime experienced by hotels, and how this crime is managed. The paper utilises information from in‐depth interviews … loss prevention have been broadened to include health and safety, IT security, disciplinary action, fire safety and … insurance. Hotels are also shown to be unique contexts, facing a broad range of crime problems. …

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Sex crimes and tourism in Nepal

Brown, Helen - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 11 (1999) 2/3, pp. 107-110

Sexual offences are committed against women tourists in Nepal by men working in tourism. The authorities do not remove known offenders from positions of trust. Women who speak out suffer repeated abuse and trauma. Since complaints are disregarded, these offences are widely denied. Describes an...

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Promoting organizational effectiveness by defining managerial conduct

Ghiselli, Richard; Ismail, Joseph A. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 11 (1999) 6, pp. 294-302

In executing their duties, food service managers are confronted with a number of situations that may challenge their integrity. Using vignettes this study attempted to gauge the ethical concerns that food service mangers have with potential responses to a number of difficult situations. The data...

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Why buy when we can pirate? The role of intentions and willingness to pay in predicting piracy behavior

Jackman, Mahalia; Lorde, Troy - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 9, pp. 801-819

a crime in several countries. This begs the question, if persons are fully informed that digital file sharing is a crime …

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The relationship between political parties and tolerance to criminality

Loureiro, Paulo R.A.; Moreira, Tito Belchior Silva; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1871-1891

fixed effects to the panel data. Practical implications The main Brazilian political parties diverge on the causes of crime … each political party. Political parties have the potential capacity of changing crime trends through economic and social … policies as well as by applying stronger sanctions against crime. Given the law enforcement system, the cycle of crime in …

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Who are the victims of property crime in Mexico?

Martinez, Jose Navarro; Cortez-Yactayo, Willy Walter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 2, pp. 179-198

property crime victimization. Design/methodology/approach – A state preference model of crime is employed using victimization … likelihood of repeat victimization is highly significant. The most likely victims of property crime in Mexico do not live in … level of social exposure. Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed that considers other types of crime …

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Good governance and crime rates in Malaysia

Habibullah, Muzafar Shah; H.Din, Badariah; Abdul Hamid, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 3, pp. 308-320

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to relate the quality of governance with crime in Malaysia. The study also … identifies the best good governance tool to fight against crime in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses time …-series data on crime rates and six measures of governance: voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness …

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Evaluating the prevalence and nature of blat in post-Soviet societies

C. Williams, Colin; Onoshchenko, Olga - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 9, pp. 747-759

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which the practice of using personal networks to obtain goods and services or to circumvent formal procedures, known as blat in the Soviet era, persists in post-Soviet societies and whether its character has altered....

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Cops and/or courts? A heterogeneous panel Granger-causality analysis of DUI in California

Van Vleck, Va Nee L.; Vera, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 3, pp. 286-311

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction of enforcement and adjudication for general deterrence of drunk-driving. The authors present a triangular feedback model between three domains: police, courts and drunk-driving events. The authors’ deductive approach imposes no...

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