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Di Tella, R.; Freira, L.; Gálvez, R.H.; Schargrodsky, E.; Shalom, D.; Sigman, M. "Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events" (2019) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 159:613-625
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Abstract:

We study desensitization to crime in a lab experiment by showing footage of criminal acts to a group of subjects, some of whom have been previously victimized. We measure biological markers of stress and behavioral indices of cognitive control before and after treated participants watch a series of real, crime-related videos (while the control group watches non-crime-related videos). Not previously victimized participants exposed to the treatment video show significant changes in cortisol level, heart rate, and measures of cognitive control. Instead, previously victimized individuals who are exposed to the treatment video show biological markers and cognitive performance comparable to those measured in individuals exposed to the control video. These results suggest a phenomenon of desensitization or habituation of victims to crime exposure. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events
Autor:Di Tella, R.; Freira, L.; Gálvez, R.H.; Schargrodsky, E.; Shalom, D.; Sigman, M.
Filiación:Harvard Business School, CIfAR & NBER, United States
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella & ICC-CONICET, Argentina
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella & CONICET, Argentina
Palabras clave:Biological markers; Crime; Desensitization; Experiment; Victimization
Año:2019
Volumen:159
Página de inicio:613
Página de fin:625
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.005
Título revista:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Título revista abreviado:J. Econ. Behav. Organ.
ISSN:01672681
CODEN:JEBOD
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01672681_v159_n_p613_DiTella

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Di Tella, R., Freira, L., Gálvez, R.H., Schargrodsky, E., Shalom, D. & Sigman, M. (2019) . Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 159, 613-625.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.005
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Di Tella, R., Freira, L., Gálvez, R.H., Schargrodsky, E., Shalom, D., Sigman, M. "Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events" . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 159 (2019) : 613-625.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.005
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Di Tella, R., Freira, L., Gálvez, R.H., Schargrodsky, E., Shalom, D., Sigman, M. "Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events" . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 159, 2019, pp. 613-625.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.005
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Di Tella, R., Freira, L., Gálvez, R.H., Schargrodsky, E., Shalom, D., Sigman, M. Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events. J. Econ. Behav. Organ. 2019;159:613-625.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.005