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Crime, Poverty and Police Corruption in Developing Countries [PDF]
Crime and the fear of being hit by crime and small-scale violence are key economic and social problems in most developing countries, not least felt strongly by the poor.
Jens Chr. Andvig, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad
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Conspiracy Theory Endorsement Profiles: A Cluster Validation Study
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A substantial body of research has investigated the determinants of conspiratorial beliefs, yet little is known about different conspiracy theory endorsement profiles. The present study used cluster analysis on a set of 52 conspiratorial statements tapping into six conspiracy theory types to identify and validate conspiracy theory endorsement ...
Otto Mäki +6 more
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Is Economic Growth Criminogenic for Firms In Developing Economies? [PDF]
Several studies have explored the relationship between economy level crime rates or individual level crime and economic growth. However, few studies have examined the relationship between economic growth and crime against firms which is an important ...
Islam, Asif
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The EU's Strategy for Sustainability: A Landmark Turn With the European Green Deal?
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, despite its portrayal as a “man on the moon” moment.
Ekaterina Domorenok, Franco Gatti
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An Agent-Based Model of Mortality Shocks, Intergenerational Effects, and Urban Crime [PDF]
Rational criminals choose crime over lawfulness because it pays better; hence poverty correlates to criminal behavior. This correlation is an insufficient historical explanation.
Michael Makowsky
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor +3 more
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Ownership Beneath: Transparency of Land Ownership in Times of Economic Crime. [PDF]
Oxf J Leg StudDouglas S, Layard A.
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The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks [PDF]
The persistence of criminal activity is well documented. While such serial correlation may be evidence of social interactions in the production of crime, it may also be due to the persistence of unobserved determinants of crime.
Brian Jacob +2 more
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Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some patients prescribed opioid pills fail to properly dispose of their unused pills, posing a risk for others. We report results from a pre‐registered field experiment testing whether behaviorally informed reminder cards increase participation in a financial incentive program for returning unused opioid pills among U.S. Veterans.
Mattie Toma +7 more
wiley +1 more source
The influence of extreme rainfall on crime: Spatiotemporal dynamics in Hunan Province, China. [PDF]
PLoS OneZhang D +8 more
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