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.