TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Crime and violence: desensitization in victims to watching criminal events
JO  - Journal of economic behavior and organization
A1  - Di Tella, Rafael
A1  - Freira, Lucía
A1  - Gálvez, Ramiro H.
A1  - Schargrodsky, Ernesto
A1  - Shalom, Diego
A1  - Sigman, Mariano
SP  - 613
EP  - 625
VL  - 159
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-2681
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -