The socioeconomic and demographic determinants of crime in Iran (a regional panel study)

verfasst von

Gholam Reza Keshavarz Haddad, Hamed Markazi Moghadam

Abstract

The raising trend both in violent and property crime are of major concern in Iran. Using a panel data modeling (province wide), the paper provides an econometrics assessment of the relationship between crime against properties and violent crimes as functions of deterrent, social, economic and demographic factors in Iran, in the framework of Becker-Ehrlich crime supply theory. The findings indicate that, although deterrence hypothesis is not confirmed for burglary and assault, it explains the variations of murders and threats. Economic factors play key role in burglary and threat explanation, but they do not affect willful murders, however, Literacy explains both murders and threats. Average of families' income is explored as a deterrent factor for crime against properties.

Externe Organisation(en)

Sharif University of Technology
Universität Carlos III zu Madrid

Typ

Artikel

Journal

European Journal of Law and Economics

Band

32

Seiten

99-114

Anzahl der Seiten

16

ISSN

0929-1261

Publikationsdatum

30.04.2010

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Betriebswirtschaft und Internationales Management, Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie, Recht

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-010-9152-4 (Zugang: Geschlossen)