Handbook on the economics of crime/ (Record no. 159743)
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| fixed length control field | 00351nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781847209542 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 330 |
| Item number | BEN/H |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Handbook on the economics of crime/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Edited by Bruce L. Benson, Paul R. Zimmerman |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cheltenham : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Edward Elgar, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv,533p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface: background and overview; Acknowledgments; PART ITHEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DEVELOPMENTS: BECKER, EHRLICH AND BEYOND; 1 The market model of crime: a short review and new directions; 2 Estimating the supply of crime: recent advances; 3 The measure of vice and sin: a review of the uses, limitations and implications of crime data; 4 Dynamic perspectives on crime; PART IIECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC PRODUCTION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; 5 The historical development of public policing, prosecution and punishment. 6 Police, prisons, and punishment: the empirical evidence on crime deterrence7 Prison population and crime; 8 The allocation of police; 9 The economic analysis of corruption; 10 Economics of crime and drugs: prohibitions and public policies for illicit drug control; PART III CRIME AND THE ECONOMY; 11 The economic costs of criminal activity: a discussion of methodological approaches and empirical estimates; 12 Crime and housing prices; 13 Corruption, crime and economic growth; 14 Labor markets and crime: new evidence on an old puzzle. 15 Private policing: experiences, evaluation and future directionPART IV CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES IN THE ECONOMICS-OF-CRIME LITERATURE; 16 The economics of capital punishment and deterrence; 17 Firearms and homicide; 18 Abortion and crime: a review; 19 Casinos and crime in the USA; 20 Conclusion; Index. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Crime -- Economic aspects. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Criminal justice, Administration of -- Economic aspects. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Benson, Bruce L. ed. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Zimmerman, Paul R. ed. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection Type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Not For Loan | Reference Collection | Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | Reference | 29/08/2016 | 330 BEN/H | P14575 | 23/09/2022 | Reference Books |