01966nam a2200253 4500 391769 391769 20130515d2012 y0pory50 ba eng The socioeconomic determinants of crime Recurso eletrónico the case of Texas Kristin Ross Balthazar [Lisboa] [s.n.] 2012 1 CD-ROM 12 cm Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MSc in Economics, at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Ficheiro de 649 Kb em formato PDF (39 p.). This paper investigates the relationship between various socioeconomic factors and crime, especially income inequality and poverty. As crime rates have steadily increased over time, ecological theories of crime have been developed to explain the behavior of both property crime and violent crime. Identifying possible predictors of crime is one step into developing social policies that will help lower the vast social costs of criminal activity. The first part of this paper discusses the three major ecological theories thought to best explain crime (strain theory, social disorganization theory, and economic theory). The second part uses county-level data from the state of Texas to explore the links between likely socioeconomic factors and crime rates. Our analysis provides evidence that inequality is unlikely to be a constantly significant factor in determining property crime rates but does have a significant impact on violent crime. Family instability is the most consistently significant determinant of both types of crime. ANÁLISE SOCIAL 3558 CRIME CONTRA A PROPRIEDADE 244963 CRIME VIOLENTO 321190 TESE 334284 ESTADOS UNIDOS 334103 BALTHAZAR Kristin Ross 357116 Oferta 0 PJCD_215_000000000000000 2022-06-06 PJCD215 423899 PJ PJ PJ1CD215_34 PJCD215 2022-06-06 0 MO Oferta