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

Gholam Reza Keshavarz Haddad; Hamed Markazi Moghadam

doi:10.1007/s10657-010-9152-4

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

Gholam Reza Keshavarz Haddad^*
, Hamed Markazi Moghadam

^*Korrespondierende*r Autor*in für diese Arbeit

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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.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Seiten (von - bis)	99-114
Seitenumfang	16
Fachzeitschrift	European Journal of Law and Economics
Jahrgang	32
Ausgabenummer	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-010-9152-4
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 30 Apr. 2010
Extern publiziert	Ja

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