Due Process and Homicide

A Cross-National Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID6340720
AuthorsErin Terese Huebert (0000-0002-1543-9118, University of Colorado Boulder), David S Brown (0000-0002-8372-8202, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume72
Issue1
Pages190-204
Publication date2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Research Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1065912918785059
OpenAlexW2869462040
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited42

As democracy advances in many regions throughout the world, it is often accompanied by increasing violence. Most cross-national analyses find that an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between homicide and democracy: homicide rates are highest in hybrid regimes and lowest in authoritarian and democratic regimes. While a fairly robust empirical result, little is known about why it exists. We identify a specific institution—due process—that cuts across regime types and effectively explains homicide. Due process generates a legitimacy that encourages individuals to use the justice system to settle disputes. A more effective criminal justice system also deters crime in the first place. Using a cross-national sample of eighty-nine countries between 2009 and 2014, we find a strong negative relationship between due process and homicide. Put simply, how states fight crime explains their success

Authoritarianism · Criminal justice · Criminology · Democracy · Homicide · Legitimacy · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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