NCJ Number
37738
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS NOTE PRESENTS A MODEL FOR DETERMINING THE MONETARY RETURN TO BURGLARY - USING THE MODEL WITH 1967 BURGLARY DATA IN PENNSYLVANIA, IT WAS FOUND THAT SUCH RETURNS WERE NEGATIVE.
Abstract
THIS MODEL IS DESCRIBED BY R=(1-P)S + P(S-D), WHERE P IS THE PROBABILITY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS CAUGHT AND PENALIZED; S IS THE AMOUNT STOLEN; D IS THE DOLLAR EQUIVALENT OF THE PENALTY IMPOSED ON THOSE APPREHENDED; AND R IS THE RETURN.