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Is Baltic Crime Economically Rational? [PDF]

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Economics, 2009
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether crime in the Baltic countries is governed by economic rationality. According to a simple economic model of rational behaviour, it is expected that the propensity to commit criminal activities should be negatively related to the risk of deterrence. Potential presence of higher risk profiles for
openaire   +2 more sources

Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

There Goes the Neighborhood? People’s Attitudes and the Effects of Immigration to Australia [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper compares the effects of immigration flows on economic outcomes and crime levels to the public opinion about these effects using individual and regional data for Australia.
Mathias Sinning, Matthias Vorell
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Analytical Capabilities of Statistical Methodology for Assessing Threats to Economic Security

open access: yesСтатистика и экономика
Subject. Reduction of threats to economic security based on the construction of multifactorial statistical models that quantify the impact of factors on the level of economic crime, in particular, on the scale of material damage from economic crime ...
D. V. Dianov, E. I. Kuznetsova
doaj   +1 more source

Crime and Drugs : An Economic Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
We present a model which ties together rational drug consumption, taxation, crime and other drug-related externalities. Drug control policy is addressed using an optimal tax framework.
Doyle, Chris, Smith, Jennifer C
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The Effects of Community Policing Practices and Related Social Demographic Variables on City Crime Rates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Selected studies show that community policing practices help deter crime, meaning that an inverse relationship exists between the two of them. This project does an in-depth analysis of this relationship using a variety of control variables, all of which ...
Richardson, Keighan
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Violent Crime Dynamics in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya: Utilizing Spatial Temporal Techniques

open access: yesForum Geografi
This paper investigates the patterns of violent crime in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya between 2015 and 2020 using advanced spatial analysis techniques, including Spatial Autocorrelation, Standard Deviational Ellipse (SDE), and Mean Centre (MC).
Mohd Sofian Redzuan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

People‘s Attitudes and the Eff ects of Immigration to Australia [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper compares the eff ects of immigration fl ows on economic outcomes and crime levels to the public opinion about these eff ects using individual and regional data for Australia.
Mathias Sinning, Matthias Vorell
core  

On the importance of including both sexes in animal studies – insights from home‐cage monitoring

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A review of behavioural studies using home‐cage monitoring (HCM) systems revealed that over 61% of studies used only male subjects, with only 24% including both sexes, despite evidence of substantial behavioural differences between male and female animals. This bias could influence the outcomes of biomedical research.
Maša Čater   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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