Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox

Crime and Economics

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Crime and Economics fills the gap for a comprehensive and accessible text locating the economics of crime within the study of crime and criminology. It is written predominantly for students, but will also be valuable for managers and policy-makers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781843928423
• ISBN-10: 1843928426
• Artikelnr.: 28928114

Autorenporträt

Kevin Albertson is Acting Head of the Department of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Chris Fox is Professor of Evaluation in the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. A Brief Introduction to Economic Theory 3. Modelling
Criminal Behaviour 4. Rational Choice Theory in Criminology 5. The Labour
Market, Poverty and Crime 6. Economic Tools: Estimating the Bottom Line of
Criminal Justice Intervetions 7. The Costs of Crime 8. Crime Reduction 9.
The Economic Analysis of Prisons and Community Justice Alternatives 10.
Organised Crime 11. Illicit Drugs