This paper asks whether social movements taking place on Twitter affect gender-based violence (GBV). Using Twitter data … link this data to weekly crime reports at the federal state level from the United States. We exploit the high … point out that Twitter tweets related to GBV lead to a decrease in reported crime rates. The evidence shows that …

related to the activity of organized crime, as homicide, extortion, drug-trafficking or usury. Petty crimes are estimated to …, the signaling role of the policy, and other forms of social control) rather than induced by organized crime itself. …

standard models of crime, under a given gang structure, an increase in deterrence reduces criminal output. However, under …

We investigate the impact of childhood exposure to organized criminal violence on sociopolitical attitudes in Mexico … institutions, interpersonal trust, and vote choice. To assess the impact of violence exposure on these attitudes, we construct … measures of childhood exposure for each individual by matching them with historical trends in homicide rates and military …

of organized crime, affecting many aspects of the daily live and every sector of business. The data unfortunately show … definitively delete organized crime (OC), even more difficult and targeted intervention by the institutions is needed in order to … measure and compare organized crime in different territories. We apply then to Italian provinces and we obtain a ranking at …

The effect of marijuana liberalization on crime is object of a large interest by social scientists and policy … argument that, even in a short period of time and with an imperfect substitute, the organized crime's supply of illegal drugs …

Organized crime reinforces its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that … increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to … retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On the other hand, anti-corruption measures might also induce criminal …

retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On the other hand, this kind of anti-crime measure might also induce …Organised crime tightens its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that … increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to …