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Racialized and gendered impoverishment and violence in Ceará, Brazil : narratives of surviving mothers and sisters of murdered black women
Moura, James Ferreira; Negreiros, Daniele Jesus; Lykes, … - In: Journal of poverty : innovations on social, political & … 28 (2024) 4, pp. 300-317
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014566454
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The Effect of Type-1 Error on Deterrence
Lando, Henrik - 2020
offender may be falsely convicted of a crime committed by someone else whether or not he himself acts lawfully, and that type-1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012856680
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Economics of Crime
Eide, Erling; Rubin, Paul H.; Shepherd, Joanna - 2012
This paper starts with a review the economics of criminal behavior. Then, the authors discuss the theory of public enforcement. The economic analysis of criminal behavior and criminal law has been a hugely successful enterprise. As an academic enterprise, it has achieved the goal of research –...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014178547
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The Economics of Capital Punishment
Shepherd, Joanna - 2012
In this chapter, I briefly discuss theoretical predictions of capital punishment’s impact on crime, provide a concise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014178548
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The Theory of Penalties and the Economics of Criminal Law
Hylton, Keith N. - 2005
This paper presents a model of penalties that reconciles the conflicting accounts optimal punishment by Becker, who argued penalties should internalize social costs, and Posner, who suggested penalties should completely deter offenses. The model delivers specific recommendations as to when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014106678
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Bad boys : how criminal identity salience affects rule violation
Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel André; Noll, Thomas - 2015
regular citizens do not become more dishonest in response to crime-related reminders. Moreover, our experimental measure of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519915
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Crime and government expenditure in Brazil : estimating the impact of government security spending on homicide rates
Gomes, Camila - 2018
Despite the widespread debate about crime in Brazil and the alarming increase in homicides in recent years, few studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926990
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Organization and Information in the Fight against Crime: An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo R.; Viveiros, Igor - 2010
presented points to a causal effect of the IGESP on crime. The most conservative estimates indicate a reduction of 24% in … represented by the program may constitute a first-order factor in a successful policy for fighting crime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807406
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The effect of tourism on crime in Italy: A dynamic panel approach
Biagi, Bianca; Brandono, Maria Giovanna; Detotto, Claudio - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 6 (2012) 2012-25, pp. 1-24
greater amount of crime than non-tourist ones in the short and long run. Following the literature of the economics of crime à … la Becker (Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach, 1968) and Enrlich (Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A … test whether total crime in Italy is affected by the presence of tourists. Findings confirm the initial intuition of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010309603
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Organization and information in the fight against crime : an evaluation of the integration of police forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Viveiros, Igor - 2010
presented points to a causal effect of the IGESP on crime. The most conservative estimates indicate a reduction of 24% in … represented by the program may constitute a first-order factor in a successful policy for fighting crime. -- Crime ; police …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697388