A divine deterrent: Populations with a strong belief in Hell have lower crime-rates, according to study

‘Knowledge is power’

First T i m e Three C i v i l i z a t i o n s Four R e l i g i o n s Single A u t h o r E n c y c l o p e d i a

W h y i s t h i s b o o k ‘F i r s t t i m e’ i n HUMAN HISTORY’?

H o w d o e s t h i s ‘w o m e n ’s b i b l e’ e m p o w e r m e n?

NEWS | JOKES | QUOTES | VIDEOS |

WEB PAGES

OUR OFFERING

UPLOADED ITEMS

QUESTION * Why are there so many articles on different subjects?

OUR EMAIL kri200@womenspowerbook.org

* Why are there so many accounts on Twitter?

QUESTION

Raise the vol to listen to the lady airing awe @ the SINGLE author encyclopedia

World’s encyclopedic knowledge compacted in your hand

SHARE On Facebook On Twitter On Digg On Google +

BLOGS MODERN WORLD HUB WOMENSPOWER HUB WEB PROMOTION HUB SPORTS POWER HUB

Religions are thought to serve as a deterrent against unethical behaviors. However, when it comes to predicting criminal behavior, the specific religious beliefs one holds is the determining factor, says a University of Oregon psychologist. The study, appearing in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ONE, found that criminal activity is lower in societies where people's religious beliefs contain a strong punitive component than in places where religious beliefs are more benevolent. Welcome to Hell: The University of Oregon study suggests a real link between populations who believe this is real, and the crime-rate Welcome to Hell: The University of Oregon study suggests a real link between populations who believe this is real, and the crime-rate A country where many more people believe in heaven than in hell, for example, is likely to have a much higher crime rate than one where these beliefs are about equal. The finding surfaced from a comprehensive analysis of 26 years of data involving 143,197 people in 67 countries. Next