TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Does democracy enhance or reduce lethal violence? Examining the role of the rule of law
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Testa, Alexander
A1  - Young, Joseph K.
A1  - Mullins, Christopher
SP  - 219
EP  - 239
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
N2  - This study builds on prior cross-national criminological literature by using disaggregated measures of democracy, notably rule of law, to examine the influence key components of democracy have on homicide rates. To assess this relationship, the current study uses two measures of rule of law: (a) a measurement of an independent judiciary; (b) a measurement of "Law and Order Tradition" from the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG). <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that the measures of rule of law have a significant negative effect on homicide rates.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767917698181
ID  - ref1
ER  -