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Generally, crime cannot be perceived directly, but rather only indirectly through media coverage. In terms of the … perceived threat, local and regional newspapers are of particular importance. Therefore, the focus of the present article is on … how local and regional German newspapers report crime. To answer this question, a standardised content analysis of 31 …
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Generally, crime cannot be perceived directly, but rather only indirectly through media coverage. In terms of the … perceived threat, local and regional newspapers are of particular importance. Therefore, the focus of the present article is on … how local and regional German newspapers report crime. To answer this question, a standardised content analysis of 31 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011497988
The most common method of measuring subjective fear of crime in the general population has traditionally been through … although the analysis of data from social media and search engines is not suitable as an indicator of actual crime levels in … researchers learn more about people’s subjective perceptions of certain types of crime. The present article will show that …
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than half of U.S. states have had their corrections budgets reduced in recent years. Fortunately, crime has remained fairly … fuel crime rates. Yet the budget cuts are hardly without consequence. Correctional agencies have adapted with a variety of … practice. The complex relationship between crime rates, sentencing practices, and recidivism is explored, as is that between …
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total crime and four other subcategories: breaking and entering, automobile-related crime, violent crime, and drug …-related crime. The estimates indicate that there is no effect of BRACs on criminal activity surrounding the base. We also confirm … existing findings in the literature on the determinants of crime. -- Armed forces ; BRAC ; deviant behavior ; geographic …
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total crime and four other subcategories: breaking and entering, automobile-related crime, violent crime, and drug …-related crime. The estimates indicate that there is no effect of BRACs on criminal activity surrounding the base. We also confirm … existing findings in the literature on the determinants of crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189164
This document analyzes the existing relationship between the armed conflict and the different manifestations of violence and criminal activity. For this purpose, a historical review on the internal conflicts and civil wars in Colombia since the XIX Century is presented, with emphasis on the...
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Why have some Mexican states proceeded faster than others in a revolutionary transformation in criminal procedure? Contributing an original reform index of criminal procedure reform across Mexico’s 32 states from 2002-2011 and building on existing research on policy diffusion, this paper...
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the likelihood of property and violent crime, arrest, gang membership, trouble with police, and punishment under the …Several high-profile news stories have linked post-September 11 (9/11) combat service to violent crime among veterans … of modern warfare on crime. Using data from two national surveys and a unified framework, we find consistent evidence …
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Recent years have seen an unprecedented number of state laws proposed and enacted on the subject of illegal immigration. In addition, municipalities across the country have enacted ordinances designed to discourage illegal immigration and the employment of unauthorized aliens. Some observers...
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