Thieves, Thugs, and Neighborhood Poverty

Bjerk, David

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1288896

Cited by 5 publications

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“…According to social disorganisation theory, a series of studies reveal that social segregation in the urban environment creates fragile environments. These are directly associated with high crime rates, according to Cahil (2004), Bjerk (2009), Raphael and Sills (2006). Moreover, the direct correlations between the rural environment and criminal behaviour turn out to be manifestations unique to Romania (Albu, Lobonţ, Moldovan, & Kuloglu, 2013).…”

Section: Connections Between Socioeconomic Area and Crimementioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of socioeconomic factors on crime rates in Romania: a macro-level analysis

Lobonţ

Nicolescu

Moldovan

et al. 2017

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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The article outlines the need to identify appropriate explanations for various acts of deviant behaviour, mental illness and violent reactions in Romanian contemporary society which is facing a crisis of values and character. The objective of the article is to provide empirical evidence and raise awareness regarding the relationship between crime and socioeconomic factors in Romania over the period 1990-2014, based on statistics for testing co-integration theory and causal relationships. Specifically, the proposed analysis intends to capture the complexity of socioeconomic pressures on individuals and to clarify the ways in which the vitiation of modern society represents a manifestation of implemented economic mechanisms. By using data related to income, unemployment, inflation, inequality, development, education and population density as socioeconomic factors and also data on crime divided by region and type, the article supports the hypothesis of significant causality between socioeconomic factors and crime. Two directions can be considered for revealing the general result of the proposed analysis: one is that an increase in income inequality has a strong and robust effect regarding crime rates rising, and the second reveals that the place of residence is essential, the urban agglomeration being a generating factor for crime.

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Section: Connections Between Socioeconomic Area and Crimementioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of socioeconomic factors on crime rates in Romania: a macro-level analysis

Lobonţ

Nicolescu

Moldovan

et al. 2017

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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“…Indeed, policy discussions about neighborhood inequality often focus on cross‐neighborhood inequality, or residential segregation. A large body of work has explored the impacts of residential segregation on labor market, education, crime, and other outcomes (Bjerk, ; Boustan & Margo, ; Briggs, ; Kain, ).…”

Section: The Effects Of Low‐income Housing Development On Poverty Conmentioning

confidence: 99%

Low-Income Housing Development, Poverty Concentration, and Neighborhood Inequality

Freedman¹,

McGavock²

2015

J. Pol. Anal. Manage.

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Considerable debate exists about the merits of place-based programs that steer new development, and particularly affordable housing development, into low-income neighborhoods. Exploiting quasi-experimental variation in incentives to construct and rehabilitate rental housing across neighborhoods generated by Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program rules, we explore the impacts of subsidized development on local housing construction, poverty concentration, and neighborhood inequality. While a large fraction of rental housing development spurred by the program is offset by a reduction in the number of new unsubsidized units, housing investment under the LIHTC has measurable effects on the distribution of income within and across communities. However, there is little evidence the program contributes meaningfully to poverty concentration or residential segregation. C 2015 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

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“…Hence, building new affordable housing could affect local crime by attracting individuals from other neighborhoods who might be more prone to criminal activity. The concentration of poverty itself could further exacerbate crime problems in neighborhoods (Glaeser et al, 1996;Bjerk, 2010).…”

Section: Crime and Subsidized Housingmentioning

confidence: 99%