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    The nature of crime

    The classical social theorist Emile Durkheim proposed the counterintuitive thesis that crime is beneficial for society because it provokes punishment, which enhances social solidarity. His logic, however, is b...

    Richard Machalek, Lawrence E. Cohen in Human Nature (1991)

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    Characteristics of U.S. cities with extreme (high or low) crime rates: Results of discriminant analyses of 1960, 1970, and 1980 data

    Why do some cities have higher or lower crime rates than others? In this study we attempt to answer this fundamental question by identifying the theoretically motivated structural covariates which differentiat...

    Kenneth C. Land, Patricia L. Mccall, Lawrence E. Cohen in Social Indicators Research (1991)

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    Unemployment and the homicide rate: A paradox resolved?

    The heretofore perplexing relationship between the unemployment and homicide rates is reevaluated through a dynamic, macro social indicator model of the postwar United States. Whereas prior research has failed...

    Scott J. South, Lawrence E. Cohen in Social Indicators Research (1985)

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    Quantitative output of the criminal justice system

    Time series trends in the processing of the seven major Index Offenses are assessed over the years 1953–76. Five types of offense-standardized criminal justice processing indicators are defined (arrest, cleara...

    Marcus Felson, Lawrence E. Cohen in Social Indicators Research (1981)

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    Human ecology and crime: A routine activity approach

    Prior explanations of the distributions of crime have tended to emphasize the criminal intentions of people without considering adequately the circumstances in which criminal acts occur. This paper examines ho.....

    Marcus Felson, Lawrence E. Cohen in Human Ecology (1980)

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    On estimating the social costs of national economic policy: A critical examination of the Brenner study

    This is a critique of Brenner's attempt to link morbidity and mortality to inflation, per capita income and unemployment. Several specific defects and recommendations are cited.

    Lawrence E. Cohen, Marcus Felson in Social Indicators Research (1979)