Albertson, Kevin, 1963-

Crime and economics : an introduction / Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - ix, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- A brief introduction to economic theory -- Modelling criminal behaviour -- Rational choice theory in criminology -- The labour market, poverty and crime -- Economic tools : estimating the bottom line of criminal justice interventions -- The costs of crime -- Crime reduction -- The economic analysis of prisons and community justice alternatives -- Organised crime -- Illicit drugs.

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Crime -- Economic aspects.