Essays about: "Homicides"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Homicides.

  1. 1. The Perception of Corruption in correlation to Homicides : A time-series cross-sectional empirical global study, with specific focus on the Latin American region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Lotta Ericsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Homicides; Perception of Corruption; Latin America; Grievance motivated violence; Corruption;

    Abstract : Most research that has examined the variation in homicide levels has examined their correlation with socioeconomic structural variables. In Latin America however, economic and social development has occurred, but high homicide levels remain, suggesting the involvement of other influencing factors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Graffiti, Space & Safety : Exploring El Salvadoran Youth’s Conceptions and Feelings of Safety Through Participatory Documentary

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Christine Bedenis; [2023]
    Keywords : community safety; youth; El Salvador; graffiti; public sphere; representation; violence prevention; gang violence; participatory documentary;

    Abstract : This project investigates how youth in San Salvador, El Salvador define and participate in the co-creation of safety in their neighborhoods. For many years, El Salvador topped the rankings of most dangerous countries because of street gang violence and homicides. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does your job make you guilty? Comparative analysis between the US and Nordic countries on the influence of gender roles in perceived guilt and sentencing outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Alina Siatka; [2023]
    Keywords : IPV; gender stereotypes; gender roles; implicit bias; criminal justice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite a global increase in gender equality, intimate partner violence (IPV) still plagues all nations. Moreover, IPV is still a heavily stereotyped crime where women are victims and men are perpetrators. READ MORE

  5. 4. Economic Inequality, Demographics and Violent Crime : A Cross-National Panel Analysis of Homicide Rates, 2010-18

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : minyi Li; Abner Delladona; [2022]
    Keywords : Income Inequality; Wealth Inequality; Homicide Rates; Demographics; Fixed-Effects; Generalized Methods of Moments;

    Abstract : Violent crime has many long-lasting negative consequences for society. This thesis aims to explore the relationship between economic inequality and violent crime, represented by the level of intentional homicides in forty-nine countries over the period of nine years from 2010-2018. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Effect of Natural Resource Shocks on Violence, Crime, and Drug Cartels Presence in Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Miriam Cavazos Hernandez; Balasurya Sivakumar; [2022]
    Keywords : Natural Resources; Conflict; Mexico; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We examine the effect of natural resource shocks on violence by drug cartels at the municipality level in rural Mexico from 2003 to 2017. For this, we use an Instrumental Variable setup by instrumenting our main explanatory variable vegetation density with rainfall. READ MORE