Estimates of Cost of Crime History, Methodologies, and Implications /

• Main Author: Czabański, Jacek (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Law.; International criminal law.; Law and economics.; Criminology.; International Criminal Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Law and Economics.

The mental suffering and agony, the ruined lives, the broken homes and hearts, the desolation and yearning and despair – who can measure the cost of crime? Eugene Smith, 1901 The anxiety people feel towards another people – the fear of crime – lies at the foundations of human society. The enormous b...

Table of Contents:

• What Are Costs of Crime?
• Costs of Crime Estimation Techniques
• Implications for Criminal Policy
• Conclusions.