Lessons from the economics of crime : what reduces offending? /

Reporting on research in the United States, Europe, and South America, this book discusses such topics as a cost-benefit analysis of additional police hiring, the testing of innovative policy interventions through field experiments, imprisonment and recidivism rates, incentives and disincentives for...

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Other Authors:	Cook, Philip J., 1946- (Editor), Machin, Stephen (Editor), Marie, Olivier (Editor), Mastrobuoni, Giovanni (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Series:	CESifo seminar series
Subjects:	Crime > Economic aspects. Crime prevention. Criminals > Rehabilitation. ECONOMICS/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Public Policy & Law Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book