Erik M Cruz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3936122 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik M Cruz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik M |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruz |
| SIGNATURE | CRUZ É M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6061-8465 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding Youth Violence Through a Socio-Ecological Lens
Youth violence-the deliberate use of physical force or harm by young people between the ages of 10 and 24 to intimidate or cause harm to others, both online and offline-is a critical public health issue in the United States. Yet, successfully predicting future violent offenders is a complex and challenging task, as the question of why some youths resort to extreme violence while others refrain from it-despite facing similar risk factors-remains w…
Youth Access to Stolen Handguns
Youth with access to illicit handguns have an enhanced proclivity to engage in armed criminal violence and self-harm. While theft has been identified as a pathway for youth to gain access to handguns, little is known about whether and to what extent stolen guns represent a viable channel toward putting youth and others at risk. To evaluate this, several data sources and methods are used to evaluate whether handgun thefts occurring within proximit…
A Three-Level Approach to Examining the Relationship Between Categorical Beacons of Influence and Democracy in Western Europe
Despite the global proliferation of democracy over recent decades, many democratic governments are experiencing unprecedented levels of public dissatisfaction. This study examines how various beacons of grievance—economic dissatisfaction, safety concerns, perceptions of corruption, and attitudes toward immigration—influence individuals’ satisfaction with democratic governance in Western Europe. Utilizing nationally representative data from the 20…
The Effect of Maximum Daily Temperature on Outdoor Violence
Although temperature aggression theory maintains that a high temperature engenders more aggressive behavior by irritating individuals, routine activity theory asserts that violent crime increases as temperature rises because of enhanced interaction among the public in outdoor settings. We investigate the effect of maximum daily temperature on whether crime victims are physically injured during the commission of an outdoor criminal offense in Clev…
Air Pollution and Violent Criminal Behaviour
This study advances the literature by examining the effect of carbon monoxide emissions on the degree of physical violence exhibited by a criminal offender during the commission of a criminal offense. A multilevel analysis is conducted to probe the relationship between carbon monoxide levels and whether a criminal offender physically injures his or her victim. The offender-level data are drawn from the National Incident-Based Reporting System and…
Decisions made in terror
A contentious issue regarding immigration is the contempt that many natives hold for immigrants. Studies report that enhanced job competition, the potential for cultural misunderstandings, and security fears are salient in predicting native population discontent for immigrants. However, the threat posed by terrorism has been overlooked in prior research. Using data drawn from twenty mostly European countries and a nonlinear hierarchical modeling …
The Labor Market and Terrorism
Using six years of data (2011–16) drawn from the Global Terrorism Database and from other sources for 127 countries, a pooled cross-sectional time-series research design is employed to investigate whether the health of a country's labor market influences the number of terrorist incidents a country experiences. Results show a strong negative relationship between labor force participation and the frequency of terrorist incidents. Neither the youth …
Understanding Youth Violence Through a Socio-Ecological Lens
Youth violence-the deliberate use of physical force or harm by young people between the ages of 10 and 24 to intimidate or cause harm to others, both online and offline-is a critical public health issue in the United States. Yet, successfully predicting future violent offenders is a complex and challenging task, as the question of why some youths resort to extreme violence while others refrain from it-despite facing similar risk factors-remains w…
Decisions made in terror
A contentious issue regarding immigration is the contempt that many natives hold for immigrants. Studies report that enhanced job competition, the potential for cultural misunderstandings, and security fears are salient in predicting native population discontent for immigrants. However, the threat posed by terrorism has been overlooked in prior research. Using data drawn from twenty mostly European countries and a nonlinear hierarchical modeling …
The Labor Market and Terrorism
Using six years of data (2011–16) drawn from the Global Terrorism Database and from other sources for 127 countries, a pooled cross-sectional time-series research design is employed to investigate whether the health of a country's labor market influences the number of terrorist incidents a country experiences. Results show a strong negative relationship between labor force participation and the frequency of terrorist incidents. Neither the youth …
The Labor Market and Terrorism
Using six years of data (2011–16) drawn from the Global Terrorism Database and from other sources for 127 countries, a pooled cross-sectional time-series research design is employed to investigate whether the health of a country's labor market influences the number of terrorist incidents a country experiences. Results show a strong negative relationship between labor force participation and the frequency of terrorist incidents. Neither the youth …
Decisions made in terror
A contentious issue regarding immigration is the contempt that many natives hold for immigrants. Studies report that enhanced job competition, the potential for cultural misunderstandings, and security fears are salient in predicting native population discontent for immigrants. However, the threat posed by terrorism has been overlooked in prior research. Using data drawn from twenty mostly European countries and a nonlinear hierarchical modeling …
Air Pollution and Violent Criminal Behaviour
This study advances the literature by examining the effect of carbon monoxide emissions on the degree of physical violence exhibited by a criminal offender during the commission of a criminal offense. A multilevel analysis is conducted to probe the relationship between carbon monoxide levels and whether a criminal offender physically injures his or her victim. The offender-level data are drawn from the National Incident-Based Reporting System and…
The Effect of Maximum Daily Temperature on Outdoor Violence
Although temperature aggression theory maintains that a high temperature engenders more aggressive behavior by irritating individuals, routine activity theory asserts that violent crime increases as temperature rises because of enhanced interaction among the public in outdoor settings. We investigate the effect of maximum daily temperature on whether crime victims are physically injured during the commission of an outdoor criminal offense in Clev…
Youth Access to Stolen Handguns
Youth with access to illicit handguns have an enhanced proclivity to engage in armed criminal violence and self-harm. While theft has been identified as a pathway for youth to gain access to handguns, little is known about whether and to what extent stolen guns represent a viable channel toward putting youth and others at risk. To evaluate this, several data sources and methods are used to evaluate whether handgun thefts occurring within proximit…
A Three-Level Approach to Examining the Relationship Between Categorical Beacons of Influence and Democracy in Western Europe
Despite the global proliferation of democracy over recent decades, many democratic governments are experiencing unprecedented levels of public dissatisfaction. This study examines how various beacons of grievance—economic dissatisfaction, safety concerns, perceptions of corruption, and attitudes toward immigration—influence individuals’ satisfaction with democratic governance in Western Europe. Utilizing nationally representative data from the 20…
Understanding Youth Violence Through a Socio-Ecological Lens
Youth violence-the deliberate use of physical force or harm by young people between the ages of 10 and 24 to intimidate or cause harm to others, both online and offline-is a critical public health issue in the United States. Yet, successfully predicting future violent offenders is a complex and challenging task, as the question of why some youths resort to extreme violence while others refrain from it-despite facing similar risk factors-remains w…
Psychology (6 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Medical emergency (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Suicide prevention (4 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)