Browsing by research area / line "Calidad de vida y bienestar / Seguridad y violencia"
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Additive and synergistic perceived risk of crime: A multilevel longitudinal study in Peru
(Taylor and Francis., 2017)Acceso restringidoIn Criminology, fear of crime has been by and large a more common object of study than perceived risk of crime. Both concepts seem to be highly related. After all, they share theories (LaGrange, Ferraro, and Supanic 1992), ... -
Do criminal justice reforms reduce crime and perceived risk of crime? A quasi-experimental approach in Peru
(Elsevier, 2019)Acceso restringidoThe objective of this study was to assess the effect of the new Code of Criminal Procedure (NCCP) on crime and perceived risk of crime in Peru. The progressive implementation of the NCCP allowed us to (1) use differences ... -
Does context matter? Examining robbery reporting in a high crime country
(SAGE, 2023)Acceso restringidoMost empirical studies that examine why individuals report property crimes to the police have focused on Global North countries where crime rates are low. This study is situated in the most violent area of the world, Latin ... -
Fear of crime examined through diversity of crime, social inequalities, and social capital: An empirical evaluation in Peru
(Sage Journals, 2020)Acceso abiertoLatin America is a violent region where fear of crime is well spread but still not fully understood. Using multilevel methods for a large and subnational representative household survey (N = 271,022), we assess the ... -
Personal constraints’ impact on cognitive distortions in persons deprived of liberty
(Universidad del Zulia, 2020)Acceso abiertoThe objective of the research was to determine the incidence of personal conditions on the cognitive distortions of persons deprived of liberty for crimes of violence against women via the hypothetical deductive method. ... -
Why are property crimes reported to the police? An empirical assessment for Peru
(Policia Nacional de Colombia, 2020)Acceso abiertoPeru has not only one of the highest victimization rates in Latin America (24%), but also the lowest rate of reported crimes (15%) (Latinobarómetro, 2016) The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of ...
