La distancia, ¿importa? (II): la legislación sobre las distancias entre casas de apuestas y centros educativos: escenarios criminológicamente plausibles

The theory of public policy decision-making shows that the incrementalism is the main tactic to face some phenomena that provokes social alarm processes. This approach could conceal some potential perverse effects of the legislation and its application. This work continues to explore some of the pos...

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Main Author: Campoy Torrente, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8364230
Source:Boletín criminológico, ISSN 1137-2427, Vol. 29, Nº 214, 2022, pags. 1-21
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Summary: The theory of public policy decision-making shows that the incrementalism is the main tactic to face some phenomena that provokes social alarm processes. This approach could conceal some potential perverse effects of the legislation and its application. This work continues to explore some of the possible consequences of Decreto-Ley 1/2019, February 5th., of urgent measures to promote responsible gambling in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura application. In this work we try to verify if: a) the normative changes regarding the police response are in a good direction; b) if the gambling establishments are located in neighborhoods or towns with certain socio-economic characteristics; c) the apparent concentration of gambling establishments in Extremadura towns near the border with Portugal