Economia do crime: uma análise dos possíveis determinantes da criminalidade em Alagoas

Abstract

The present study analyzed the possible determinants of crime in Alagoas for the years of 1991, 2000 and 2010. The purpose was to assist in the elaboration and direction of public policies that are capable of fighting and consequently reducing crime, as well as presenting the main theories of crime, discuss and understand crime in Alagoas and finally check the relationship of socioeconomic variables with crime. For that, we used bibliographic research, based on books, scientific articles and magazines with an emphasis on Economic Crime, based on Gary Becker (1968). In addition to that, data were collected from secondary sources, for estimation of the econometric model for panel data, from the results of the estimation it was possible to notice the importance that the empirical model has in an attempt to explain the possible determinants of crime. Thus, through the whole study, it was possible to obtain satisfactory results, indicating that there is a significant relationship between crime and socioeconomic conditions.