The social disorganization tradition has found community disadvantage to be one of the strongest and most consistent macro-level predictors of homicides in urban areas in the United States. However, research conducted in urban areas of Latin America suggests that the effects of disadvantage and disorganization on homicides may be different in that region. This study assesses the spatial effects of community disadvantage and the ability of communities to secure external resources (i.e. public control) on neighborhood homicide rates in Bogota, Colombia using spatial data analysis. Data from several sources including official homicide figures, 2005 census, and interviews were used. Results provide partial support for social disorganization the...
La seguridad ciudadana ha sido uno de los temas de prioridad en los gobiernos locales de las princip...
Construction and consolidation of places deemed to be dangerous and designated as such in cities are...
Aunque en Colombia la tasa de homicidio ha mostrado una tendencia decreciente en los últimos años, e...
Research in the social disorganization tradition has found community disadvantage to be one of the s...
This paper studies the spatial effects of demographic changes, education conditions and conflict sit...
This paper studies the spatial effects of demographic changes, education conditions and conflict sit...
ABSTRACT: Objective/context: In this paper, we describe the evolution of municipality-level homici...
This paper analyzes the behavior of homicide in Colombia in the 2003-2006 period, during which the d...
This paper studies the socio-economic determinants of violence in the seven most important cities in...
Dentro de la desorganización social se ha identificado a la desventaja social como uno de los más fu...
This article explores trends in violent and minor crime behavior at the borough and neighborhood lev...
This document makes a geographical and statistical analysis of homicide rates in Barranquilla. The r...
Introduction: Homicide is a universal indicator of social violence with large public health conseque...
As part of a research study undertaken in the period 2003-2011 to understand situations of homicidal...
Latin America is one of the world’s most violent regions, with 40 of the 50 most violent cities, but...
La seguridad ciudadana ha sido uno de los temas de prioridad en los gobiernos locales de las princip...
Construction and consolidation of places deemed to be dangerous and designated as such in cities are...
Aunque en Colombia la tasa de homicidio ha mostrado una tendencia decreciente en los últimos años, e...
Research in the social disorganization tradition has found community disadvantage to be one of the s...
This paper studies the spatial effects of demographic changes, education conditions and conflict sit...
This paper studies the spatial effects of demographic changes, education conditions and conflict sit...
ABSTRACT: Objective/context: In this paper, we describe the evolution of municipality-level homici...
This paper analyzes the behavior of homicide in Colombia in the 2003-2006 period, during which the d...
This paper studies the socio-economic determinants of violence in the seven most important cities in...
Dentro de la desorganización social se ha identificado a la desventaja social como uno de los más fu...
This article explores trends in violent and minor crime behavior at the borough and neighborhood lev...
This document makes a geographical and statistical analysis of homicide rates in Barranquilla. The r...
Introduction: Homicide is a universal indicator of social violence with large public health conseque...
As part of a research study undertaken in the period 2003-2011 to understand situations of homicidal...
Latin America is one of the world’s most violent regions, with 40 of the 50 most violent cities, but...
La seguridad ciudadana ha sido uno de los temas de prioridad en los gobiernos locales de las princip...
Construction and consolidation of places deemed to be dangerous and designated as such in cities are...
Aunque en Colombia la tasa de homicidio ha mostrado una tendencia decreciente en los últimos años, e...