Criminals and Victims.

Criminals and Victims.

Criminals and Victims presents an economic analysis of decisions made by criminals and victims of crime before, during, and after a crime or victimization occurs. Its main purpose is to illustrate how the application of analytical tools from economics can help us to understand the causes and consequ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, W. David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Crime > Economic aspects > United States.
Criminal behavior > Economic aspects > United States.
Criminals > United States.
Victims of crimes > United States.
Crime > Economic aspects
Criminal behavior > Economic aspects
Criminals
Victims of crimes
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One. Offender Behavior; 1. Who Are Criminals? A Review; 2. The Planning of Crime; 3. Violence and Damages; 4. The Destruction of Evidence; 5. The Recommission of Crime: Recidivism; Part Two. Victim Behavior; 6. Who Are Victims? A Review; 7. Self-Protection Against Crime Victimization; 8. The Decision to Resist; 9. The Decision to Report; 10 Labor-Market Consequences of Crime Victimization; Epilogue; References; Index.

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