Economics of Criminal Law

Edited by Steven Levitt and Thomas J. Miles

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The volume presents the seminal articles in the economic analysis of the criminal law. The articles include the path-breaking theoretical economic analyses of criminal behavior and the leading empirical tests of these theories. The volume also contains the most prominent economic analyses of the substantive doctrines of criminal law and criminal procedure. Other articles present influential applications of economic concepts and evidence to perennial issues in criminal law and criminal justice, such as gun control, drug prohibition, and sentencing policy

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781845427832
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