Essays about: "Gun violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Gun violence.

1. 1. Gun violence and school achievement: Evidence from Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ellinor Stensson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Gun violence; Educational outcomes; Sweden;

   Abstract : This paper examines how educational outcomes in grade six are affected by gun violence that occurs in proximity to primary schools in Sweden. With geo-referenced data on gun violence over the period between 2018 and 2022, the thesis geographically matches spatial data on 1,811 shootings with national test results in mathematics and background data on 2,304 Swedish primary schools. READ MORE

3. 2. The Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in Sweden, 2015-2020

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Laura Lizák; Elif Etemova; [2023]
   Keywords : Crime; Immigration; Male Population Density; Gun Violence; Fixed Effects Model; Swedish Media and Politics;

   Abstract : This paper addresses the pressing problem of the surge in crime in Sweden, which has led to substantial uncertainty about its underlying causes. By investigating the correlation between socio-economic factors and crime on a municipality level from 2015 to 2020, we aim to provide valuable insights into understanding and effectively tackling this issue. READ MORE

4. 3. Gun violence among criminal networks : A quantitative analysis of Swedish police officers’ perceptions on crime prevention work

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Emma West; [2022]
   Keywords : Gun violence; criminal networks; community policing; problem-oriented policing; law enforcement; vulnerable areas and non-vulnerable areas.;

   Abstract : Purpose This study amied to explore how police officers perceived the crime prevention efforts taken against gun violence in Sweden. Of particularly interest was to examine how certain efforts were perceived by the police officers, to be more or less effective when it comes to prevent gun violence from occurring among criminal networks. READ MORE

5. 4. Guns N’ Houses : On Gun Violence and Housing Prices in Sweden’s Metropolitan Areas

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Nydahl; [2022]
   Keywords : gun violence; shootings; housing prices; difference-in-differences;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of confirmed shootings on the attractiveness of a neighborhood, measured through local housing prices, in Sweden’s major metropolitan areas during 2016-2019. A novel difference-in-differences approach is proposed where control groups are selected from areas that will be exposed to shootings in the near future but have not yet been so, thus mitigating the problem from previous studies that shootings might be a result of underlying unobserved factors for the neighborhood. READ MORE

6. 5. "Stick vs. Rope. Gun vs. Strand." : The Monomyth and the Hero as Warrior in Kojima Productions' 2019 Video Game Death Stranding

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Beatrice Näsling; [2022]
   Keywords : Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; video game; Joseph Campbell; monomyth; hero s journey; violence; heroic archetypes.; Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; TV-spel; Joseph Campbell; monomyt; hjältens resa; våld; hjältearketyper;

   Abstract : Released in 2019, the video game Death Stranding follows the monomythic structure described by Joseph Campbell in his 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The journey begins with the protagonist, Sam “Porter” Bridges, reluctantly accepting his calls to adventure, and, as he begins to move west, he receives supernatural aid from an increasing number of helpers he encounters along the way. READ MORE