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The relationship between legal gambling and crime in AlbertaArthur, Jennifer N January 2012 (has links)
The legal gambling industry in Alberta has rapidly expanded over the last three decades. One of the main justifications that the Alberta government uses for this expansion is that gambling provides increased revenue to governments and community groups which is then used to fund public programs. However, critics argue that the social costs of legal gambling offset these benefits. One particularly controversial social cost of gambling is the impact that gambling has on crime. The academic literature is split with as many studies showing an increase in crime due to gambling as those that show no impact. The current study investigated how increased legal gambling availability has affected crime in Alberta. Four different sources of data were examined: the self-reports of gambling-related crime among problem gamblers in population surveys, mentions of gambling-related crime in police incident reports, uniform crime statistics from Statistics Canada, and information supplied by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC). The most unambiguous findings of this study are that gambling-related crime constitutes a very small percentage of all crime; crime that is gambling-related tends to be non-violent property crime; and increased legal gambling availability has significantly decreased rates of illegal gambling. In terms of the impact of legalized gambling on overall crime in Alberta, the evidence would suggest that legalized gambling likely has a minor or negligible impact. / x, 123 leaves ; 29 cm
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'n Maatskaplikewerkmodel vir ondersteuningsdienste aan misdaad-geaffekteerdes in die Noordwes-Provinsie / deur Marie Magdalena SteynSteyn, Marie Magdalena January 2004 (has links)
The primary aim of h s research is to evaluate crime and its effect on people from a
Reformative perspective. Furthermore to develop a social work support model, according to
which co-ordinated services can be provide to all people that are affected by crime in the
Northwest Province as an exemplar of a rural community. The thesis consists of three
sections.
Section A includes in the first place a reference to the actuality of the research. It is namely
clear that the level of crime in South Africa, in some instances the highest in the world,
requires extensive support for the survivors of these criminal acts. Therefore, the research
aim, as given above, lead to four specific objectives. Section A also explains the research
methodology. The research was structured according to the Intervention research model
within the qualitative research approach. Data was collected by means of a literature study,
comparison of the systems of victim support in the Netherlands and South Africa and
interviews using a semi-structured interview schedule.
Section B consists of the four articles that form the report about the research outcomes.
Each article is a report about a particular sub-project of the research and each has, as self-contained
units, an own research aim, research method and report Each of these is linked
with the central aim, objectives and content of the over-arching research project. The four
articles are:
In Article 1, 'Crime and its impact on people - a Christian perspective', crime is turned down
and it is argued that the survivor of crime should be cared for within the Biblical perspective.
Article 2, 'A comparison between the support systems for victims of crime in the Netherlands
and South Africa', provided clear guidelines for support systems in developing communities.
The formation of a h e support network and the provisioning of compensation to victims are
some of these guidelines.
In Article 3, 'An investigation into support available to survivors of crime in the North-West
Province' it was found that a lack of specialized and professional services is present as well as
the lack of co-ordination in the provisioning of the support services. An effective support
system of professional services is of the utmost importance and resources, especially h a n d
resources, are required to develop an attainable and sustainable support system.
The fourth article 'A model for support services available to crime affected people in the
North-West Province' contains the model that was developed for support to crime affected
people in a rural and deep rural area of our country. The model can be illustrated by a
network consisting of four panels, each including particular institutions providing particular
services.
In Section C a summary of the findings and recommendations of the full research project is
provided. Some short-comings, based on specific restraints, are explained and the
contribution of the study is provided. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Social Work))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
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Structuring Disincentives for Online CriminalsLeontiadis, Nektarios 01 August 2014 (has links)
This thesis considers the structural characteristics of online criminal networks from a technical and an economic perspective. Through large-scale measurements, we empirically describe some salient elements of the online criminal infrastructures, and we derive economic models characterizing the associated monetization paths enabling criminal profitability. This analysis reveals the existence of structural choke points: components of online criminal operations being limited in number, and critical for the operations’ profitability. Consequently, interventions targeting such components can reduce the opportunities and incentives to engage in online crime through an increase in criminal operational costs, and in the risk of apprehension. We define a methodology describing the process of distilling the knowledge gained from the empirical measurements on the criminal infrastructures towards identifying and evaluating appropriate countermeasures. We argue that countermeasures, as defined in the context of situational crime prevention, can be effective for a long-term reduction in the occurrence of online crime.
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Crime content and media economics : gendered practices and sensational stories, 1950--2000.Young, Mary Lynn. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005.
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Crime potential modelling: a GIS based method using weights-of-evidence /Moffatt, Joseph Alexander Fraser, January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-102). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.
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The Canadian approach to the protection of victims of human trafficking /Ferguson, John A. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-160). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.
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An examination of mentally retarded offenders in the Hong Kong criminal justice system /So, Ka-man. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-232).
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The bill of rights : a burden to effective crime control /Siu, Kit-hung, Tony. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92).
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Reporting shoplifting : how do the Hong Kong citizens behave? /Ng, Hein-chi. January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-104).
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Organised crime in the social structure of Hong Kong : a model perspective /Stoker, Roger John. January 1991 (has links)
Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991.
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