Research Handbook on the Economics of Criminal Law by Alon Harel (English) Hardc

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Jeremy Bentham and Gary Becker established the tradition of analyzing criminal law in utilitarian and economic terms.

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Jeremy Bentham and Gary Becker established the tradition of analyzing criminal law in utilitarian and economic terms. This seminal book continues that tradition with specially commissioned, original papers that span the philosophical foundations of the use of economics in criminal law, both traditional economic perspectives and behavioral and experimental approaches to the discipline. The contributors examine and evaluate the optimal design of criminal law norms as well as the ideal structure of law enforcement institutions. They delineate what wrongs ought to be criminalized, identify the boundaries between criminal law and tort, and determine the optimal size of sanctions given the differential vulnerability of victims. They also analyze the special considerations that apply to the regulation of corporate crime, the effects of technology on crime, and the effects of the distribution of wealth on sentencing. This essential Handbook provides students and scholars of criminal law and law and economics the opportunity to explore the diversity of contemporary approaches to the economics of crime. Criminologists, sociologists and policy makers will also find it a valuable addition to their collections. Contributors: J. Arlen, N. Garoupa, M.D. Guttentag, A. Harel, K.N. Hylton, J. Klick, J. MacDonald, T.J. Miceli, R.A. Mikos, M.C. Mungan, T. Stratmann, A.D. Tabbach

Author Biography

Edited by Alon Harel, Phillip & Estelle Mizock Professor of Law, Hebrew University, Israel and Professor of Law, Boston University and Keith N. Hylton, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University; Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, US

Table of Contents

Contents:Introduction1. Economic Analysis of Criminal Law: A SurveyAlon Harel2. The Scope of Criminal LawMurat C. Mungan3. Some Notes on Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Criminal LawKeith N. Hylton4. Accuracy in Criminal SanctionsRobert A. Mikos5. Wealth Redistribution and the Social Costs of Crime and Law EnforcementAvraham D. Tabbach6. Deterrence and Incapacitation Models of Criminal Punishment: Can the Twain Meet?Thomas J. Miceli7. Corporate Criminal Liability: Theory and EvidenceJennifer Arlen8. Stumbling into Crime: Stochastic Process Models of Accounting FraudMichael D. Guttentag9. The Economics of ProsecutorsNuno Garoupa10. Mobile Phones and Crime Deterrence: An Underappreciated LinkJonathan Klick, John MacDonald and Thomas StratmannIndex

Review

'. . . the book is a largely successful and thought-provoking attempt to analyse criminal law in utilitarian and economic terms. Fundamentally the book offers up a number of economic analyses of criminal law - and therefore encompasses the social sciences, including economics, behavioural economics, psychology and, to some extent, sociology. Those interested in criminology too, should also read this book. . . this book is an interesting and instructive read, certainly for criminal lawyers, as well as criminologists, sociologists and those making difficult policy decisions with respect to crime prevention and punishment.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine

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'. . . the book is a largely successful and thought-provoking attempt to analyse criminal law in utilitarian and economic terms. Fundamentally the book offers up a number of economic analyses of criminal law - and therefore encompasses the social sciences, including economics, behavioural economics, psychology and, to some extent, sociology. Those interested in criminology too, should also read this book. . . this book is an interesting and instructive read, certainly for criminal lawyers, as well as criminologists, sociologists and those making difficult policy decisions with respect to crime prevention and punishment.'

Details ISBN1848443749 Author Keith N. Hylton Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1848443749 ISBN-13 9781848443747 Publication Date 2012-06-29 Pages 272 Language English Year 2012 Format Hardcover DEWEY 345 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2012-06-29 NZ Release Date 2012-06-29 UK Release Date 2012-06-29 Series Research Handbooks in Law and Economics series Edited by Keith N. Hylton Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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