In this volume, the rational choice model is extended to a framework of norm-guided theories of crime are incorporated …. Based on this framework, a broad range of regression analyses of crime in various parts of the world is reviewed. Many … general, methodological problems of empirical studies of crime are discussed, such as identification of models, model …

can be tricky, this paper uses the crime strategic model (inspection game) proposed by Tsebelis. This model shows that any … attempts to increase the severity of punishment will alter the payoff of the individuals involved, leaving unchanged the … frequency of violation at equilibrium. This result is misleading: payoffs are not independent and the crime game can not be …

a climate for firm growth, and may be confiscatory. Each agent owns one firm, and we define an illegal action (crime) as … relationship between the level of crime and uncertain political structure …

women in Guatemala, a country with one of the highest rates of femicide, or gender-motivated killings of women, in the world …