Economics of crime deterrence and the rational offender

• Other Authors: Eide, Erling., Aasness, Jørgen., Skjerpen, Terje.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland, 1994.
• Series: Contributions to economic analysis ; v. 227.
• Subjects: Crime > Economic aspects.; Crime > Mathematical models.; Social Science > Penology.; Social Science > Criminology.; Crime & criminology.; Economics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 0444820728 (acid-free paper); 9781849508582 (electronic bk.) :
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 334 p.) : ill.

In this volume, the rational choice model is extended to a framework of norm-guided theories of crime are incorporated. Based on this framework, a broad range of regression analyses of crime in various parts of the world is reviewed. Many general, methodological problems of empirical studies of crim...