Browsing by Subject "Crime"

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    • Applied Microeconomic Essays on: Immigration, Labor and Welfare 
      Zhang, Yinjunjie (2018-07-24)
      This dissertation encompasses three different topics in applied microeconomics with the common thread of understanding the impact of public policy on economic behavior, choice, and welfare. By employing causal inference ...
    • "Arming the Good Guys?": An Examination of Racial Framing in Students for Concealed Carry on Campus 
      Couch, Todd (2014-07-25)
      Over the last several decades, issues relating to gun rights have received growing attention from the academic community. Much of this research focuses on the importance of masculinity and violence and shaping modern gun ...
    • Essays on Health and Abuse 
      Bondurant, Samuel Ryan (2018-05-05)
      This dissertation covers the topics of substance abuse, crime, health insurance, and child maltreatment. Demand-side approaches should be strongly considered when attempting to combat America’s illegal drug problems. ...
    • Forgiveness and Punishment 
      Martin, Tory Ann
      In this thesis, I will answer the question on whether one can forgive while punishing her wrongdoer. I will create an account of forgiveness and punishment which I find to be the most accurate in order to determine whether ...
    • "I Never Thought It Would Happen Here": White Privilege and Assumptions of Safety 
      Varela, Kay S (2014-05-03)
      Criminology and media scholars over the last two decades convincingly argue that crime is one of the major social problems of this era. Racialized constructions of safety and space, however, continue to be the dominant ...
    • The Impact of the Mexican Government's Budget for Crime and Violence Prevention Programs on Intentional Homicides 
      Martinez Palomares, Jorge Carlos (2019-07-11)
      In 2013, the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto launched the National Crime and Violence Prevention fund (PRONAPRED). From 2013 to 2016, Mexico designated around $771,145,021 dollars for crime prevention programs; ...
    • Interview with Maya Mikdash; Does (All) Police Violence Cause De-Policing? 
      Ashley Bullock (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2024-06-19)
      The death of George Floyd spurred nationwide protests and the media storm that ensued placed police accountability and reform front-and-center in the American news cycle. In this issue of PERCspectives on Research, PERC's ...
    • The Long Run Effects of De Jure Discrimination in the Credit Market: How Redlining Increased Crime 
      Anders, John (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-10-10)
      Today in the United States, the welfare costs of crime are disproportionately borne by individuals living in predominately Black or Hispanic neighborhoods. Is there a historical cause behind these inequalities in crime? ...
    • Public perceptions of, and attitudes toward, crime in the parks of a major metropolitan area 
      Conway, Kenneth Lee (Texas A&M University, 1980)
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    • Schools, Neighborhoods, and the Long-Run Effect of Crime-Prone Peers 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Billings, Stephen B. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-10-10)
      Although it is well known that childhood peers affect future outcomes, little is known about the effects of different neighborhood factors. In working paper 1909, PERC’s Rex Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra and coauthor ...
    • Social structure, crime, and imprisonment : a causal analysis 
      Joubert, Paul Edward (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)
      The major objective of this research was the development and analysis of an integrated causal model for predicting crime rates, prison admissions, and prison releases at the macro (state) level of analysis. These dependent ...
    • The Strategic Nature of Politics 
      Ramirez, Mark Daniel (2011-02-22)
      Scholarship shows that the social construction of crime is responsible for the public’s demand for tougher criminal justice policies. Yet, there remains disagreement over several key issues regarding the relationship ...
    • Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics 
      Pritchard, David (2022-07-26)
      This dissertation introduces three essays on the effects of various public policies on labor, education, earnings, and crime outcomes using quasi-experimental research designs. In the first essay, “Legal Access to ...