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Dangerous density: Urban density and the criminalization of China

open access: yesInternational Review of Economics & Finance
We utilized publicly available data from criminal judgments in China and a range of remotely sensed data to examine the impact of urban density on the crime risk of urban residents.
Ning Ma, Lu Chen, Zihan Zeng
doaj   +1 more source

The long-term effects of domestic violence against women and girls

open access: yesПсихология и право, 2017
The article is devoted to theoretical analysis of the impact of domestic violence against women and girls. In the first part of the work with reference to scientific sources and statistical data substantiates the urgency and practical significance to ...
Kachaeva M.A.   +2 more
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Using Criminal Punishment to Serve Both Victim and Social Needs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In recent decades, the criminal-justice pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme. Criminal law is often described as covering disputes between the offender and the state. Victims are not direct parties to criminal proceedings, they have no formal right
O\u27Hara, Erin Ann, Robbins, Maria Mayo
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Homelessness Service Usage Patterns of 30,000 Homeless and At‐Risk Households: The Melbourne Access Point Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the impact of security perception on the structural changes of MSEs through system dynamics

open access: yesHeliyon
Micro and Small businesses (MSEs) face several challenges to survive in the market, some of these challenges are related to security matters which are the subject of this article.
Jesabel Gómez Sánchez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circumstances for Committing Crimes in the Banking Sector: Normative and Legal Aspect

open access: yesBulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, 2020
The historical way of the development of banking business and the state of its legislative provision, which had an impact on criminal behavior in this area, has been studied. It has been noticed that the responsible officials of banking institutions, due
V. V. Korniienko
doaj   +1 more source

Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Copycat crimes: exploring the intersection of violent media, technology, and digital culture on criminal behavior

open access: yesDiscover Global Society
Background Digital culture fosters rapid dissemination of information while offering anonymity, reducing obstacles for individuals inclined to copycat criminal activity.
Bhavya Shah, Pratima Kaushik
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports [PDF]

open access: yes
We estimate the effect of high school graduation on participation in criminal activity accounting for endogeneity of schooling. We begin by analyzing the effect of high school graduation on incarceration using Census data. Instrumental variable estimates
Enrico Moretti, Lance Lochner
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The Courier Conundrum: The High Costs of Prosecuting Low-Level Drug Couriers and What We Can Do About Them [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Since the United States declared its “War on Drugs,” federal enforcement of drug-trafficking crimes has led to increased incarceration and longer prison sentences.
Weber, Adam B.
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