Estimates of Cost of Crime
History, Methodologies, and Implications
(Sprache: Englisch)
The enormous burden that crime imposes on societies, while intuitively obvious, for a long time eluded measurement. With the emergence and development of quantitative methods in economics and statistics, the exercise of calculating costs of crime became...
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The enormous burden that crime imposes on societies, while intuitively obvious, for a long time eluded measurement. With the emergence and development of quantitative methods in economics and statistics, the exercise of calculating costs of crime became possible, although remains controversial. This book presents the history of the cost of crime estimates, used methodologies, and possible applications. Costs of crime estimates may guide legislators when they draft criminal law provisions, regardless a theory of punishment they follow. The full advantages of using costs of crime estimates accrue, however, in their assessment and control power. Consistent use of costs of crime estimates helps public policy to stay in line with public preferences, and eliminates clearly unjustified projects. Several applications of costs of crime estimates in cost-benefit analyses of different crime policies have proved the necessity of such estimates in any rational crime policy.
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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 burden that crime imposes on societies calls for ef?cient social arrangements and institutions. While intuitively obvious, the exact scope of this burden for a long time eluded measurement. With the emergence and development of quantitative methods in economics and statistics, the exercise of calculating costs of crime became possible, and indeed has been undertaken. The emerging ?eld of assessing costs of crime is still a controversial one, both in its methodology and applications. Many people would feel it absurd to calculate costs of crimes, particularly violent ones. What is a cost of murder, rape, or assault? Can any number meaningfully represent the villainous nature of such acts?These questions are undoubtedly good ones. In this book, I will argue that we can estimate costs of different crimes, and that such estimates are relevant for criminal law and crime policy. Notwithstanding the incommensurability of many consequences of crime, society every day makes numerous decisions how to tackle crime, and at least implicitly assesses the relative importance of the problem. Properly done costs of crime estimates make people's evaluation more visible, and allow for more coherent public policy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Estimates of Cost of Crime “
What Are Costs of Crime?.- Costs of Crime Estimation Techniques.- Implications for Criminal Policy.- Conclusions.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jacek Czabanski
- 2008, 2008, 136 Seiten, 13 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 16,2 x 24,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer
- ISBN-10: 3540698035
- ISBN-13: 9783540698036
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.09.2008
Sprache:
Englisch
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