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Criminal Dilemmas : Understanding and Preventing Crime /

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Crime is frightening. It breeds emotional responses which can lead to counterproductive governmental policy. To allow a rational analysis of these important concerns, Criminal Dilemmas applies intuition from economics, political science, and game theory as a way to develop new perspectives about cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sieberg, Katri K.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Series:Studies in economic theory ; 12.
Subjects:
Economics.
Criminal law.
Criminology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Alternative Sentencing
  • Prisons
  • Protection of the Public
  • Conclusion
  • Private Prisons
  • Privatization Vs Public Service
  • Power and Money: Expanding Imprisonment and Profit
  • Conclusion
  • Prostitution
  • Victimless Crime
  • The Economics of Prostitution
  • Consequences and Costs of Hiding
  • Pimps for Illegal Prostitution
  • Unilateral Legalization
  • Conclusion
  • Drugs
  • Introduction
  • Illegal Vs Legal Drugs
  • Supply Vs Demand
  • Violence
  • Legalization
  • Legal - The Zurich Problem
  • Conclusion
  • Gangs
  • Motivations for Membership
  • Extortion Model
  • Job Search and the Market for Crime
  • Conclusion
  • Gun Control
  • Introduction
  • Gun Control
  • The Right to Bear Arms
  • Deterrence
  • Model
  • Statistics
  • Implications and Suggestions
  • Conclusion.