COVID-19 Pandemic and Violence: Contagions and Curfew Policy on Female Homicides

IF 1.5 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Violence and Gender Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI:10.1089/vio.2022.0035

J. Castillo, B. Moscoso

引用次数: 1

Abstract

This article studies the causal effect of COVID-19 pandemic curfew and lockdown durations on gender violence measured by the female homicides rates across Ecuadorian municipalities. To overcome potential endogeneity concerns due to heterogeneous intensity in restriction durations, we implement an instrumental variable approach that adjusts the duration of the lockdown and each of the "red-light" policy stages based on the lags of contagion rates and the length of the policy. We show that the generalized lockdown led to a 0.91 percentage point increase of female homicide rates (12.75% in the prelockdown period), and the less restrictive mobility measures led to a 0.23 to 0.8 pp increases. These results are in line with very recent evidence of the COVID-19 lockdowns and violence against women during the pandemic. These findings appeal for policy interventions addressed to avoid violence against women during mobility restriction and emergencies.

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新冠肺炎大流行与暴力：传染病与女性凶杀的遏制政策

本文研究了新冠肺炎疫情宵禁和封锁时间对性别暴力的因果影响，以厄瓜多尔各城市的女性谋杀率为衡量标准。为了克服由于限制持续时间的异质性强度而引起的潜在内生性问题，我们采用了一种工具变量方法，根据传染率的滞后性和政策的长度来调整封锁的持续时间和每个“红灯”政策阶段。我们发现，全面封锁导致女性谋杀率上升0.91个百分点（封锁前为12.75%），而限制性较小的流动措施导致女性凶杀率上升0.23至0.8个百分点。这些结果与新冠肺炎疫情期间封锁和暴力侵害妇女的最新证据一致。这些调查结果呼吁采取政策干预措施，避免在行动受限和紧急情况下对妇女实施暴力。

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Violence and Gender CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

6.70%

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期刊介绍： Violence and Gender is the only peer-reviewed journal focusing on the role of gender in the understanding, prediction, and prevention of acts of violence. The Journal is the international forum for the critical examination of biological, genetic, behavioral, psychological, racial, ethnic, and cultural factors as they relate to the gender of perpetrators of violence. Through peer-reviewed research, roundtable discussions, case studies, and other original content, Violence and Gender explores the difficult issues that are vital to threat assessment and prevention of the epidemic of violence. Violence and Gender coverage includes: Alcohol and chemical use/abuse Anthropology, social, and cultural influences Biology and physiology Brain health Brain trauma & injury Early childhood development Environmental influences Gender Genetics Group violence: gang, peer, political, government, and religious Mental health: illnesses, disorders, diseases, and conditions Neuropsychology Neuroscience Paraphilic behavior Parenting and familial influences Peer influences Personality and temperament Predatory behavior & aggression Psychopathy Psychopharmacology School, college/university, and workplace influences Sexuality Spirituality Suicidology Threat assessment warning behaviors Video games, films, television, the Internet, and media Violent fantasies Weapons.