Handbook on the economics of crime
Handbook on the economics of crime
edited by Bruce L. Benson, Paul R. Zimmerman.
- Cheltenham, UK ; Edward Elgar, 2010.
- xv, 533 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DEVELOPMENTS: BECKER, EHRLICH AND BEYOND
1.The market model of crime: a short review and new directions / Isaac Ehrlich
2.Estimating the supply of crime: recent advances / Helen Tauchen
3.The measure of vice and sin: a review of the uses, limitations and implications of crime data / Eric Helland
4.Dynamic perspectives on crime / Justin McCrary
pt. II ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC PRODUCTION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
5.The historical development of public policing, prosecution and punishment / Edward Peter Stringham
6.Police, prisons, and punishment: the empirical evidence on crime deterrence / Alexander Tabarrok
7.Prison population and crime / Thomas B. Marvell
8.The allocation of police / Bruce L. Benson
9.The economic analysis of corruption / Fred S. McChesney
10.Economics of crime and drugs: prohibition and public policies for illicit drug control / Paul R. Blackley
Contents note continued: pt. III CRIME AND THE ECONOMY
11.The economic costs of criminal activity: a discussion of methodological approaches and empirical estimates / Allen K. Lynch
12.Crime and housing prices / Tom Mayock
13.Corruption, crime and economic growth / Malavika Nair
14.Labor markets and crime: new evidence on an old puzzle / David B. Mustard
15.Private policing: experiences, evaluation and future direction / Simon Hakim
pt. IV CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES IN THE ECONOMICS-OF-CRIME LITERATURE
16.The economics of capital punishment and deterrence / Paul R. Zimmerman
17.Firearms and homicide / Carlisle E. Moody
18.Abortion and crime: a review / Ted Joyce
19.Casinos and crime in the USA / Douglas M. Walker
20.Conclusion / Paul R. Zimmerman.
9781847209542
Crime--Economic aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Economic aspects.
Criminaliteit
Rechtseconomie
364 / BEN.H
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DEVELOPMENTS: BECKER, EHRLICH AND BEYOND
1.The market model of crime: a short review and new directions / Isaac Ehrlich
2.Estimating the supply of crime: recent advances / Helen Tauchen
3.The measure of vice and sin: a review of the uses, limitations and implications of crime data / Eric Helland
4.Dynamic perspectives on crime / Justin McCrary
pt. II ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC PRODUCTION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
5.The historical development of public policing, prosecution and punishment / Edward Peter Stringham
6.Police, prisons, and punishment: the empirical evidence on crime deterrence / Alexander Tabarrok
7.Prison population and crime / Thomas B. Marvell
8.The allocation of police / Bruce L. Benson
9.The economic analysis of corruption / Fred S. McChesney
10.Economics of crime and drugs: prohibition and public policies for illicit drug control / Paul R. Blackley
Contents note continued: pt. III CRIME AND THE ECONOMY
11.The economic costs of criminal activity: a discussion of methodological approaches and empirical estimates / Allen K. Lynch
12.Crime and housing prices / Tom Mayock
13.Corruption, crime and economic growth / Malavika Nair
14.Labor markets and crime: new evidence on an old puzzle / David B. Mustard
15.Private policing: experiences, evaluation and future direction / Simon Hakim
pt. IV CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES IN THE ECONOMICS-OF-CRIME LITERATURE
16.The economics of capital punishment and deterrence / Paul R. Zimmerman
17.Firearms and homicide / Carlisle E. Moody
18.Abortion and crime: a review / Ted Joyce
19.Casinos and crime in the USA / Douglas M. Walker
20.Conclusion / Paul R. Zimmerman.
9781847209542
Crime--Economic aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Economic aspects.
Criminaliteit
Rechtseconomie
364 / BEN.H
