Introduction to the Economics of Crime

David J. Pyle
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David J. Pyle: University of Leicester

Chapter 1 in The Economics of Crime and Law Enforcement, 1983, pp 1-7 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Throughout the world crime is on the increase. Of course, international comparisons of crime are fraught with difficulties, because of differences in definitions and measurement of what is regarded as criminal. We need to examine each country separately. However, when that is done it is clear that in every country for which we have reliable information, the number of recorded crimes has grown dramatically over the period since the end of the Second World War. What is more, the rate of growth of crime seems to be increasing. A few examples will suffice to illustrate this phenomenon.

Keywords: Criminal Justice; Crime Rate; Property Crime; Supply Function; Police Service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-05245-5_1

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