Purpose - Negative effects of crime encompass several different dimensions. As a result, there is no existing methodology capable of dealing with all the relevant issues simultaneously and the interpretation of the estimates ...

This discussion paper seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge on crime and violence through an exploration of the possible policy linkages between poverty, crime and violence, using data from Jamaica, Saint Lucia and ...

A violência criminal desenfreada é uma das questões mais prementes da América Latina. Ainda assim, poucos estudos investigam as consequências atitudinais dessa questão. Esta dissertação analisa o impacto do medo do crime ...

The aim of this study is to conduct a study on the service network to the woman victim of violence in the city of Telêmaco Borba-PR for the better understanding of the problem, this study presents the first actions to ...

We provide evidence on the effect of market illegality on violence. Brazil was historically the main exporter of mahogany. Starting in the 1990s, trade was restricted and eventually prohibited. We build on previous evidence ...

La investigación realizada por este proyecto, basada en un enfoque ecológico, analizo las determinantes del delito, identificando características barriales que se asocian a la ocurrencia de robos, hurtos, lesiones, amenazas ...