the impact of punishment severity on criminal behavior. In the theft value distribution between old and new larceny …

This paper, the first of two on global oil theft and fraud, discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of … are conducted. The mixing of legal commercial operations with illegal oil theft activities and fraud obscures many oil … global oil theft, valued at US$133 billion per year and equivalent to 5-7 per cent of the global market for crude oil and …

This second of two papers on global oil theft discusses ways to reduce oil theft, misappropriation, and fraud. At US … revenue in 2019. Organized oil crime syndicates are often transnational and conduct theft and fraud professionally, exploiting …-on-crime activities. Twelve commonalities in oil theft and fraud have been identified that can direct international solutions, in three …

social dilemma on how to allocate limited resources between a productive activity and theft, and are given the opportunity to … form of punishment and decreases theft by excluded members once they are re-admitted into the group. However, it also leads …

This research investigates the impact of Fintech development on an important type of crime: theft. Based on Becker …'s rational criminal theory, we suggest that Fintech development could mitigate theft activities by increasing the earnings from … legitimate work, relaxing potential criminals' financial constraints, and reducing the expected gains from theft. We established …

abstain initially from theft and devote more resources to production, and subjects from countries with higher quality …