The Economics Of Crime Control

Author : Llad Phillips,Harold L. Votey
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1981-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015020642297

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The Economics of Crime Control by Llad Phillips,Harold L. Votey Pdf

This book is about how public funds and human resources can be allocated to optimize the control of crime in a modern democratic society. The authors build a model of crime generation, and control - through the imposition of sanctions - that provides insight into alternatives for social policy-makers. Econometric techniques are used to analyze policy issues such as: establishing control policies; determining monetary measures of the seriousness of crime; discerning community priorities for fighting crime; choosing between alternative drug-control programs; and extracting useful information from crime data. These techniques are also used to determine: the effect of economic opportunities for youth on crime rates; the influence of rising crime rates on police effectiveness; the cost of police effectiveness; and the possibility for deterring violence. Additional issues examined are: the effect of handgun control on homicide rates; the relative merits of jail and probation; the rate of police manpower growth needed to keep pace with crime rates; and the necessary data needed for planning an optimum level of public safety. The analysis starts with single-equation estimations and builds to system and multi-equation models. The statistical results are based on several data sets with the earlier studies using time series from the 1950's and 1960's. The estimation of the more complex model is based on cross-sectional data from the 1960 and 1970 census for the counties of California.

Author : Llad Phillips,Harold L. Votey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0835748456

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The Economics of Crime Control by Llad Phillips,Harold L. Votey Pdf

The authors, pioneers in economic research on the criminal justice system, apply their innovative economic paradigm and monetary measures to the seriousness of crime generation and crime control. The Economics of Crime Control will be essential for the library of every criminologist, economist, policy maker, university professor, and student concerned with the economics of crime and the newest approaches to understanding the criminal justice system. 'This book has pedagogical as well as reference value. It would be most appropriate as a supplementary text for a graduate course on criminal justice policy.' -- Policy Sciences No 14, 1982 'This is an excellent book directed primarily to the nonspecialist...I p

Author : Anthony M. Yezer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317472469

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Economics of Crime and Enforcement by Anthony M. Yezer Pdf

This text is designed for use in a course on the economics of crime in a variety of settings. Assuming only a previous course in basic microeconomics, this innovative book is strongly linked to the new theoretical and empirical journal literature. Showing the power of microeconomics in action, Yezer covers a wide array of topics. There are chapters on the following topics: benefit-cost and the imprisonment decision, enforcement games, juvenile crime, private enforcement, economics of 3 strikes law, broken windows strategies, police profiling, and crime in developing countries. There are also separate chapters on guns, drugs, and capital punishment. Timely boxed examples are found throughout. Problems at the end of each chapter allow students to reinforce their microeconomics skills and to gain insight into the way they can be applied to case examples.

Author : Harold Winter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135982409

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The Economics of Crime by Harold Winter Pdf

Wide ranging and accessible, this is the most up-to-date textbook in this area, taking current economic research and making it accessible to undergraduates and other interested readers.

Author : David J. Pyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017415147

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Cutting the Costs of Crime by David J. Pyle Pdf

Topics covered include crime statistics, criminal behaviour, sentencing and punishment, privatization of crime prevention, prisons and policing.

Author : Bruce L. Benson,Paul R. Zimmerman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1849804311

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Handbook on the Economics of Crime by Bruce L. Benson,Paul R. Zimmerman Pdf

While few economists analyzed criminal behaviour and the criminal justice process before Gary Becker's seminal 1968 paper, an enormous body of economic research on crime has since been produced. This insightful and comprehensive Handbook reviews and extends much of this important resulting research. The Handbook on the Economics of Crime provides cutting-edge and specially commissioned contributions dealing with theoretical and empirical modeling of criminal choice and behavior, including Isaac Ehrlich's exposition of what he labels the 'market, or equilibrium, model of crime'. The public production and allocation of various criminal justice services is also examined, as are significant components of the costs and consequences of crime. Finally, current debates and controversies in the economics of crime literature are considered, with the expert contributors offering suggestions and guidance for future research. With a broad set of crime-related topics examined from an economic perspective, this extensive Handbook will be welcomed by academic researchers and graduate students of the economics of crime and criminology as well as legal scholars focusing on criminal law.

Author : Ralph L. Andreano,John J. Siegfried
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Schenkman
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924001791254

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The Economics of Crime by Ralph L. Andreano,John J. Siegfried Pdf

Author : Rafael Di Tella,Sebastian Edwards,Ernesto Schargrodsky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226153766

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The Economics of Crime by Rafael Di Tella,Sebastian Edwards,Ernesto Schargrodsky Pdf

Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. Despite this situation, there has been a lack of systematic effort to study crime in the region or the effectiveness of policies designed to tackle it. The Economics of Crime is a powerful corrective to this academic blind spot and makes an important contribution to the current debate on causes and solutions by applying lessons learned from recent developments in the economics of crime. The Economics of Crime addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. Utilizining research from within and without Latin America, this book illustrates the broad range of approaches that have been efficacious in studying crime in both developing and developed nations. The Economics of Crime is a vital text for researchers, policymakers, and students of both crime and of Latin American economic policy.

Author : Joseph G. Metz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Crime
ISBN : PSU:000031095341

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The Economics of Crime by Joseph G. Metz Pdf

Author : Brian Forst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315486284

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The Socio-economics of Crime and Justice by Brian Forst Pdf

This book on crime and justice is motivated primarily by the idea that individual behaviour is influenced both by self-interest and by conscience, or by a sense of community responsibility. Forst has assembled a collection of authors who are writing in four parts: (1) the philosophical foundations and the moral dimension of crime and punishment; (2) the sense of community and the way it influences the problem of crime; (3) on offenders and offences; and (4) on the response of the criminal justice system.

Author : Harold Winter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429883774

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The Economics of Crime by Harold Winter Pdf

The Economics of Crime presents a review of economic scholarly research in the ever-growing field of crime and punishment. Without using graphs or mathematical equations, Winter combines theory and empirical evidence relating to public policy concerns over a wide range of controversial topics such as the death penalty, racial bias in the criminal justice system, gun control, the war on drugs, fines versus imprisonment, policing tactics, and shaming punishments. In addition to offering an updated and expanded coverage of these, and other topics, this second edition is more international in scope, with the inclusion of studies that use data from Italy, Australia, the U.K., Singapore, Brazil, and others. Also included is a brand-new chapter on the application of behavioral economics to crime and punishment, providing readers with a succinct introduction to this modern and increasingly important approach to economic issues. By requiring no previous knowledge of economics, this book continues to be the perfect choice for students new to the study of economics and public policy, whether it is in the discipline of economics, political science, criminology, law, or any other field that is concerned with issues in crime and punishment. Furthermore, due to its accessibility, The Economics of Crime can be enjoyed by anyone who follows current public policy debate over some of society’s most contentious issues.

Author : R. W. Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036692700

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The Economics of Crime by R. W. Anderson Pdf

Author : Philip J. Cook,Jens Ludwig,Justin McCrary
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0226115127

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Controlling Crime by Philip J. Cook,Jens Ludwig,Justin McCrary Pdf

Criminal justice expenditures have more than doubled since the 1980s, dramatically increasing costs to the public. With state and local revenue shortfalls resulting from the recent recession, the question of whether crime control can be accomplished either with fewer resources or by investing those resources in areas other than the criminal justice system is all the more relevant. Controlling Crime considers alternative ways to reduce crime that do not sacrifice public safety. Among the topics considered here are criminal justice system reform, social policy, and government policies affecting alcohol abuse, drugs, and private crime prevention. Particular attention is paid to the respective roles of both the private sector and government agencies. Through a broad conceptual framework and a careful review of the relevant literature, this volume provides insight into the important trends and patterns of some of the interventions that may be effective in reducing crime.

Author : Mark A. Cohen,Mark A Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135994501

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The Costs of Crime and Justice by Mark A. Cohen,Mark A Cohen Pdf

In The Costs of Crime and Justice, Mark Cohen presents a comprehensive view of the financial setbacks of criminal behaviour. Victims of crime might incur medical costs, lost wages and property damage; while for some crimes pain, suffering and reduced quality of life suffered by victims far exceeds any physical damage. The government also incurs costs as the provider of mental health services, police, courts and prisons. Cohen argues that understanding the costs of crime can lead to important insights and policy conclusions - both in terms of criminal justice policy but also in terms of other social ills that compete with crime for government funding. This book systematically discusses the numerous methodological approaches and tallies up what is known about the costs of crime A must-read for anyone involved in public policy, The Costs of Crime and Justice consolidates the diverse research in this area but also makes one of the most valuable contributions to date to the study of the economics of criminal behavior.

Author : Steven D. Levitt,Thomas J. Miles,Thomas John Miles
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1845427831

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Economics of Criminal Law by Steven D. Levitt,Thomas J. Miles,Thomas John Miles Pdf

This volume brings together some of the most influential articles in the field of law and economics. Together the chapters illustrate how economic theory and rigorous empirical analysis can shed light on some of the most important issues in social science and public policy.