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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Extensive research has established a link between low self‐control and child victimization. However, the specific neighborhood conditions under which low self‐control most strongly influences victimization have been little examined, and, more importantly, no previous studies have investigated the complex ways in which neighborhood context ...
Myunghee You, Brian J. Stults
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Age, Poverty, Homicide, and Gun Homicide
SAGE Open, 2015 Traditional theories of “adolescent risk taking” have not been validated against recent research indicating that youthful traffic crash, violent crime, felony crime, and firearms mortality rates reflect young people’s low-socio-economic status (SES ...
Mike Males
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Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2007 Pennsylvania leads the nation in the rate of black homicide victimization according to a new analysis of unpublished Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data released today by the Violence Policy Center (VPC).
Josh Sugarmann, Marty Langley
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research summary Crime and violence continue to be problems that plague urban areas across the United States and the globe. One key approach for responding to these problems is “focused deterrence” which includes programs that prevent criminal behavior by blending criminal justice, social service, and community‐based action.
Anthony A. Braga +2 more
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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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The Social Costs of Gun Ownership [PDF]
This paper provides new estimates of the effect of household gun prevalence on homicide rates, and infers the marginal external cost of handgun ownership.
Jens Ludwig, Phillip J. Cook
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The association between sleep disturbance and stimulant use: A cross‐lagged examination
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Sleep disruptions increase the risk of substance misuse. Substance use—especially stimulants—can increase acute and chronic sleep dysfunction. This study aimed to estimate the associations between sleep disturbance and stimulant use over time among participants with stimulant use disorder (StUD).
Viviana E. Horigian +12 more
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Kriminologie - Das Online-JournalHomicide, which represents the most extreme form of violence, significantly devalues human life. This paper examines the impact of natural geography − a factor often underestimated − alongside socioeconomic disparities and institutional performance on ...
Evangelos Rasvanis
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2010 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2012 While this study does not focus solely on domestic violence homicide or guns, it provides a stark reminder that domestic violence and guns make a deadly combination.
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Has Australia lost control of its tobacco and nicotine markets?
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background Australia has adopted two policies that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends as best practice for tobacco control: it has steeply increased tobacco taxes since 2010 and only allowed access to nicotine vapes for medical use.
Ron Borland +4 more
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