Journal article
Due Process and Homicide: A Cross-National Analysis
Political research quarterly, v 72(1)
01 Mar 2019
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Abstract
As democracy advances in many regions throughout the world, it is often accompanied by increasing violence. Most cross-national analyses find that an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between homicide and democracy: homicide rates are highest in hybrid regimes and lowest in authoritarian and democratic regimes. While a fairly robust empirical result, little is known about why it exists. We identify a specific institution-due process-that cuts across regime types and effectively explains homicide. Due process generates a legitimacy that encourages individuals to use the justice system to settle disputes. A more effective criminal justice system also deters crime in the first place. Using a cross-national sample of eighty-nine countries between 2009 and 2014, we find a strong negative relationship between due process and homicide. Put simply, how states fight crime explains their success.
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- Title
- Due Process and Homicide: A Cross-National Analysis
- Creators
- Erin Terese Huebert - University of Colorado BoulderDavid S. Brown - Drexel University, College of Arts and Sciences
- Publication Details
- Political research quarterly, v 72(1)
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000456790100014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85049909965
- Other Identifier
- 991019202315104721
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