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[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X17300593 by Michael Rocque 2/18 ScienceDirect] | [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X17300593 by Michael Rocque 2/18 ScienceDirect] | ||
Rampage shootings is a relatively new term to describe a phenomenon that has a long history. Rampage shootings are mass shootings (generally defined as involving four or more victims), taking place in a public location, with victims chosen randomly or for symbolic purposes. | Rampage shootings is a relatively new term to describe a phenomenon that has a long history. Rampage shootings are mass shootings (generally defined as involving four or more victims), taking place in a public location, with victims chosen randomly or for symbolic purposes. | ||
=====Inequality, crime, and the long run legacy of slavery===== | |||
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167268117303724 by Paolo Buonanno 3/19 ScienceDirect] | |||
This paper investigates the relationship between economic inequality and crime in Colombian municipalities. Following recent scholarly research that suggests that the legacy of slavery is largely manifest in persistent levels of economic inequality, we instrument economic inequality with a census-based measure of the proportion of slaves in each municipality before the abolition of slavery in the 19 century. | |||
