Albertson, Kevin,  1963- <br/><br/>
Crime and economics :  an introduction / 
Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox. 
 - 1st edition. 
 - ix, 318 page :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>includes bibliographical references page ( 291-311) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843928430 9781843928423 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crime--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6030  / .A43 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>343.644