TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sieberg,Katri K.
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Criminal Dilemmas: Understanding and Preventing Crime 
T2  - Studies in Economic Theory,
SN  - 9783540277620
AV  - HV6001-7220.5 
U1  - 364 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Criminal law
KW  - Economic theory
KW  - Criminology
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Criminology & Criminal Justice
KW  - Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
KW  - Criminal Law
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Alternative Sentencing -- Private Prisons -- Prostitution -- Drugs -- Gangs -- Gun Control -- Police
N2  - Fighting crime breeds emotional responses which often lead to counter-productive government policy. To allow a rational analysis of these important concerns, this book employs the thinking of economics, political science, and game theory to develop new perspectives on crime and its causes. A basic assumption is that the criminal is a rational actor who makes decisions based on his or her personal expected gains and costs. By using this assumption, predictions about behaviour as well as emotional concerns such as prostitution and gun control are given a theoretical perspective. By understanding the strategic variables which cause, for example, gang wars and drug sales, we are better equipped to design effective public policy. In the new edition, a chapter on police corruption has been added. The Gangs chapter has been updated and focuses more on evaluating competing hypotheses about gang organization and activity
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ER  -