Results
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Corruption and Natural Disasters
Pinkerton’s data scientists dig into the entangled relationship between corruption and natural disasters and see which regions are at a heightened risk.
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The Age Crime Curve
While the age-crime curve is widely accepted, its implications are hotly debated. Why does the age-crime relationship persist across centuries & cultures?
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Crime and Summer Youth Employment Programs
Besides improving the lives of teens, one of the measurable benefits of summer youth employment programs is their impact on crime in the city.
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Crime and Neighborhood Renewal Programs
A recent study found evidence that multi-agency neighborhood renewal programs reduce crime and generate social and economic value in disadvantaged areas.
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Violent Crime and the Impact on Students
Both the short-term and long-term effects of violence on academic performance indicate that crime reaches further into communities than its direct victims.
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CCTV in Criminal Investigations
Explore the data on CCTV usage and availability in criminal investigations.
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Gun Violence's Impact on Business
A recent paper adds to the discussion of secondary and tertiary costs of local crime by focusing on the impacts of gunshots on local business activity.
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The Epidemic of Gun Violence
Harvard and Yale researchers studied what insights and interventions can be found by approaching gun violence through the same lens as a disease epidemic.
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Inflation and Crime
Statistics generate insights of societal and economic factors that contribute to criminal incentives that produce a greater number of criminal offenders.
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Mental Health and Crime
The impact of crime on many dimensions of mental health, such as psychological distress, decreased quality of life, and erosion of trust in authorities.
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Response Time
Early studies of police response time produced counterintuitive results. Newer research shows a stronger link between response time and clearance rate.
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Target Selection
Criminology has long sought to understand how motivated offenders choose their targets and what locations seem to attract criminality.
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Vacancy and Crime
A new study analyzes how foreclosures and vacancies foster violent crime at the neighborhood level and how this effect worsens with prolonged vacancy.
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Violence on the Mind
Violent crime causes collateral damage by spreading fear, trauma and uncertainty across a community. A new study examines the extent of violence’s reach.
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The Seasonality of Crime
Crime seasonality is among the oldest ideas in scientific criminology. Modern study has advanced understanding of the mechanisms and controllable factors.
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Pollution and Aggravative Assaults
New studies join an increasing volume of academic research to show air pollution’s adverse societal and health effects – including violent crime.