Showing papers by "Christopher T. Lowenkamp published in 1999"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue for a victim-centered offender screening tool for restorative justice, which is based on social, cognitive, and psychological characteristics of the offender to identify those who might interfere with victim healing.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of manipulating the federal tax code to reduce the level of crime across macro-social units was investigated, and the OLS regression analyses of state level data reveal that the ratio of tax deductible contributions to the total number of returns is positively related to violent, and to a lesser extent property, crime rates.
Abstract: This present investigation, drawing on social altruism theory, considers the feasibility of manipulating the federal tax code to reduce the level of crime across macro-social units. The OLS regression analyses of state level data reveal that the ratio of tax deductible contributions to the total number of returns is positively related to violent, and to a lesser extent property, crime rates. The implications of these findings for social theory and social policy are discussed.
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