The role of social capital in the victimization risk against property: evidence from Brazil*

Abstract The economic model of crime presupposes that individuals evaluate the decision to commit a crime rationally. A more inclusive version of this model would include social capital as a factor influencing criminal activity. The amount of social capital that exists within a group can be used to...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Carvalho Moreira, Ana Lucia Kassouf, Marcelo Justus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Series:Economia e Sociedade
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-06182019000200563&lng=en&tlng=en

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