Essays about: "Property crime"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Property crime.

  1. 1. Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas in Sweden : A comparative case study of Uppsala and Norrköping

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Nesma Ibrahim; [2023]
    Keywords : Socioeconomically vulnerable areas; Crime prevention measures; Safety promotion measures; social disorganization theory; Collective efficacy.;

    Abstract : Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas are important incentives for creating a socially sustainable city. The topic has been debated in Sweden, and to address the challenges, a new law in Sweden will come into force on June 1, 2023, giving Swedish municipalities greater responsibility for crime prevention. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unemployment and crime in Sweden, 2000 to 2014 : A study with a focus on younger individuals

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Gustav Järvenson; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between youth unemployment and property crime in Sweden during the period 2000 to 2014. Data on the crime participation of suspected individuals from the NCCP is used to estimate a model that tests the relationship between the unemployment rate and the crime participation of individuals 15 to 17 as well as 18 to 24. READ MORE

  4. 3. Crime and (delayed) Punishment - An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Judicial Efficiency on the Number of Crimes in India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Annika Quester; Anushka Sharma; [2022]
    Keywords : Crime; Judiciary; Instrumental Variable; India; Vacancies;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between judicial efficiency and crime. We look at 80 million case records for the lower courts of India in the period 2010-2018 to examine this effect. We first follow a fixed effects model and then move on to an instrumental variable approach. READ MORE

  5. 4. Crime Concentration in Sweden : An Explorative Test of a Criminological Law

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Robert Breski; [2021]
    Keywords : Crime concentration; criminology of place; hot spots; micro geography; micro places;

    Abstract : According to the law of crime concentration, a certain percentage of crime is predicted to be concentrated at a certain percentage of microgeographic units, and relatively large amounts of crime are predicted to be accounted for by a small percentage of places. Given the lack of research testing the law in a Swedish context and for a whole country, this study set out to examine the concentration of crime at all densely populated areas in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Military Conscription and Local Crime

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Simon Norrman; Malcolm Thunberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Crime; Conscription; Defense Spending; Demography;

    Abstract : The defence bill passed by the Swedish parliament in 2020 instigates a continued expansion of the Swedish Armed Forces and an increase in the number of military conscripts for the coming years. The bill includes an expansion of military conscription, a compulsory enlistment dominated by young men. READ MORE