scholarly journals Potential of criminological research in evaluation of victim-focused policy and legislation in the Czech Republic

Temida ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
Michaela Stefunková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Criminal Policy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Criminological Research ◽  
Victimization Surveys ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Dark Figure

For effective victim-focused legislation, evidence-based knowledge is essential, thus making criminological research of great importance. Victimization surveys represent a globally recognized type of criminological investigation. Although they are primarily focused on measuring the dark figure of crime, they can also provide a broad spectrum of information on victimization-related issues. The latest victimization survey was carried out in the Czech Republic by the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention in 2013. Through face to face interviews, victimization was explored through eight selected offences in the period of 12 months prior the survey. The representative sample included 3000 respondents 15 years of age and older. The next round is planned for 2017. Since 2013, a new Act no. 45/2013 Coll., on Victims of Crime has come into effect in the Czech Republic. This paper will discuss how victimization surveys can enrich the knowledge on victimization-related issues and how they can help in the evaluation of criminal policy.

scholarly journals Does the Quality of a Place Affect Well-being?

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
František Murgaš ◽  
Michal Klobučník
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Golden Standard ◽  
Relationship Of

AbstractAn important methodological question in the general discourses concerning the quality of life is scale and mutual relationship of its two dimensions. In this article, the subjective dimension is understood as well-being; data from its spatial differentiation in districts of the Czech Republic were obtained from a face-to-face interview. The objective dimension is understood from the geographical aspect as quality of a place; it is quantified by the indicators of the golden standard of quality of life. Data from its spatial differentiation in districts of the Czech Republic are secondary. The article aims to compare the data of well-being and quality of a place for all the districts, with a premise of a higher level of well-being in the districts with a higher quality of a place, and vice-versa. This would answer the question of whether the quality of a place affects well-being.

scholarly journals Evaluating Policy Approaches Towards Tackling Undeclared Work in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
pp. 396-417
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Policy Implication ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Theoretical Implication ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Social Actor ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Economic Actor ◽  
Undeclared Work

This paper evaluates two competing theories for explaining and tackling undeclared work. The dominant rational economic actor approach views undeclared work as arising when the perceived benefits of engaging in undeclared work outweigh the costs, so attention is put on increasing the costs, whilst the more recent social actor approach views undeclared work to result from the lack of citizens’ commitment to compliance and thus attempts to enhance vertical and horizontal trust. To evaluate these theories, 1,024 and 1,000 face-to-face interviews undertaken in 2007 and 2013 with a representative sample in the Czech Republic are analysed. The finding is that higher perceived penalties and risks of detection have no significant impact on the likelihood of conducting undeclared work. In contrast, the level of vertical and horizontal trust have a significant impact on engagement in undeclared work; the higher the vertical and horizontal trust, the lower is the likelihood of participation in undeclared work. The theoretical implication is that this evidence supports a new social actor approach. The policy implication is that the rational economic actor approach of increasing the penalties and risks of detection appears ineffective, and a new policy approach is proposed focused on improving vertical and horizontal trust.

scholarly journals Evaluation of inflation and unemployment and plotting the Philips curve of the Czech Republic

2022 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Tomáš Krulický ◽  
Veronika Šanderová ◽  
Dominik Dolejš
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Phillips Curve ◽  
Price Level ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Czech Republic

The Phillips curve was supposed to mean an expansion of the doctrine based on the original regulatory ideas of J. M. Keynes. At the time of its inception (1950s), it gave governments theoretical hope, coming from the possibility of choosing a negative correlation between the price level (P) and the product (Y). Her early denial (at least in the short term) by Milton Friedman, on the other hand, has not changed anything about other applications that are still relevant until present time. In the fact, advantage of Phillips curve is her ability based on broad-spectrum use for any type of national economy. The aim of this work is to determine the shape of the Phillips curve for the Czech Republic in the period from 2000 to the present and to compare its shape with the shape of the original Phillips curve. The method of regression analysis is used here, comparison and prediction are performed using time series. In this paper, we find out what the short-term Phillips curve looks like for the Czech Republic, that it does not coincide with the original Phillips curve, and that in the future we can count on a growing correlation between inflation and unemployment.

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