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ECONOMICS OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

NCJ Number
37726
Editor(s)
L R MCPHETERS, W B STRONG
Date Published
1976
Length
518 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT IS A COLLECTION OF 24 CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS (SEE NCJ-37727-37750) THAT DEAL WITH ECONOMIC INTERPRETATIONS OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (MANY OF WHICH ARE EMPIRICALLY TESTED).
Abstract
DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS, IT FIRST COVERS THE THEORETICAL MODELS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, THUS PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR LATER ANALYSIS. IN THE SECOND SECTION, MANY OF THESE MODELS ARE TESTED. THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SOCIETY'S RESPONSE TO CRIME THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS ARE REVIEWED IN THE THIRD SECTION. FINALLY, SECTION FOUR ILLUSTRATES THE DIVERSE NATURE OF THE ECONOMIST'S RESEARCH TOOLS WHICH HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DISCUSSIONS ARE PROVIDED ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBTOPICS, INCLUDING THE COST OF CRIME, INCOME AND DELINQUENCY, THE RETURNS OF CRIME, UNEMPLOYMENT AND CRIME, ECONOMIES OF SCALE IN THE PROVISION OF POLICE SERVICES, DETERRENCE, CORRECTION, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MODELING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK IS TO BRING TOGETHER IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY ARTICLES ON THE ECONOMICS OF CRIME AND TO SERVE AS AN AID TO STUDENTS AND ANALYSTS IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE INDIVIDUAL CRIME DECISION AND SOCIETY'S RESPONSE TO THIS DECISION THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS ARE EXPLORED. THIS IS A SUITABLE TEXT FOR COURSES ON THE ECONOMICS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)