Descript |
ix, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Contents |
Introduction -- A brief introduction to economic theory -- Modelling criminal behaviour -- Rational choice theory in criminology -- The labour market, poverty and crime -- Economic tools : estimating the bottom line of criminal justice interventions -- The costs of crime -- Crime reduction -- The economic analysis of prisons and community justice alternatives -- Organised crime -- Illicit drugs. |
ISBN |
9781843928423 (pbk.) |
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9781843928430 (hardback) |
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