Punishment – and Beyond
This paper argues that the “Economics of Crime” concentrates too much on punishment as a means of preventing crime, which is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Finance and Management, Warsaw; Vistula University
2011-06-01
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Series: | Contemporary Economics |
Online Access: | http://ce.vizja.pl/en/download-pdf/id/212 |