Edited by Bruce L. Benson, DeVoe Moore and Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, Economics Department Chair and Courtesy Professor of Law, Florida State University, US and Paul R. Zimmerman, Economist in Antitrust I, United States Federal Trade Commission, US

‘’This Handbook is a very stimulating collection of overview essays and new researches on the economics of crime. . . They [the editors] make an excellent selection of the most important issues. . .’

• Contents:Preface: Background and OverviewBruce L. Benson and Paul R. Zimmerman PART I: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DEVELOPMENTS: BECKER, EHRLICH AND BEYOND1. The Market Model of Crime: A Short Review and New DirectionsIsaac Ehrlich2. Estimating the Supply of Crime: Recent AdvancesHelen Tauchen3. The Measure of Vice and Sin: A Review of the Uses, Limitations and Implications of Crime DataAlexander Tabarrok, Paul Heaton and Eric Helland4. Dynamic Perspectives on CrimeJustin McCraryPART II: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC PRODUCTION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE5. The Historical Development of Public Policing, Prosecution and PunishmentNicholas A. Curott and Edward Peter Stringham 6. Police, Prisons, and Punishment: The Empirical Evidence on Crime DeterrenceJonathan Klick and Alexander Tabarrok7. Prison Population and CrimeThomas B. Marvell 8. The Allocation of PoliceBruce L. Benson 9. The Economic Analysis of CorruptionFred S. McChesney10. Economics of Crime and Drugs: Prohibition and Public Policies for Illicit Drug ControlEdward M. Shepard, and Paul R. BlackelyPART III: CRIME AND THE ECONOMY11. The Economic Costs of Criminal Activity: A Discussion of Methodological Approaches and Empirical EstimatesAllen K. Lynch 12. Crime and Housing PricesKeith Ihlanfeldt and Thomas Mayock 13. Corruption, Crime and Economic GrowthBenjamin Powell, G.P. Manish and Malavika Nair14. Labor Markets and Crime: New Evidence on an Old PuzzleDavid B. Mustard15. Private Policing: Experiences, Evaluation and Future DirectionErwin A. Blackstone and Simon HakimPART IV: CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES IN THE ECONOMICS-OF-CRIME LITERATURE16. The Economics of Capital Punishment and DeterrencePaul R. Zimmerman17. Firearms and HomicideCarlisle E. Moody18. Abortion and Crime: A ReviewTed Joyce19. Casinos and Crime in the USADouglas M. Walker 20. ConclusionBruce L. Benson and Paul R. ZimmermanIndex

Edited by Bruce L. Benson, DeVoe Moore and Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, Economics Department Chair and Courtesy Professor of Law, Florida State University, US and Paul R. Zimmerman, Economist in Antitrust I, United States Federal Trade Commission, US

‘’This Handbook is a very stimulating collection of overview essays and new researches on the economics of crime. . . They [the editors] make an excellent selection of the most important issues. . .’

• Contents:Preface: Background and OverviewBruce L. Benson and Paul R. Zimmerman PART I: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DEVELOPMENTS: BECKER, EHRLICH AND BEYOND1. The Market Model of Crime: A Short Review and New DirectionsIsaac Ehrlich2. Estimating the Supply of Crime: Recent AdvancesHelen Tauchen3. The Measure of Vice and Sin: A Review of the Uses, Limitations and Implications of Crime DataAlexander Tabarrok, Paul Heaton and Eric Helland4. Dynamic Perspectives on CrimeJustin McCraryPART II: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC PRODUCTION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE5. The Historical Development of Public Policing, Prosecution and PunishmentNicholas A. Curott and Edward Peter Stringham 6. Police, Prisons, and Punishment: The Empirical Evidence on Crime DeterrenceJonathan Klick and Alexander Tabarrok7. Prison Population and CrimeThomas B. Marvell 8. The Allocation of PoliceBruce L. Benson 9. The Economic Analysis of CorruptionFred S. McChesney10. Economics of Crime and Drugs: Prohibition and Public Policies for Illicit Drug ControlEdward M. Shepard, and Paul R. BlackelyPART III: CRIME AND THE ECONOMY11. The Economic Costs of Criminal Activity: A Discussion of Methodological Approaches and Empirical EstimatesAllen K. Lynch 12. Crime and Housing PricesKeith Ihlanfeldt and Thomas Mayock 13. Corruption, Crime and Economic GrowthBenjamin Powell, G.P. Manish and Malavika Nair14. Labor Markets and Crime: New Evidence on an Old PuzzleDavid B. Mustard15. Private Policing: Experiences, Evaluation and Future DirectionErwin A. Blackstone and Simon HakimPART IV: CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES IN THE ECONOMICS-OF-CRIME LITERATURE16. The Economics of Capital Punishment and DeterrencePaul R. Zimmerman17. Firearms and HomicideCarlisle E. Moody18. Abortion and Crime: A ReviewTed Joyce19. Casinos and Crime in the USADouglas M. Walker 20. ConclusionBruce L. Benson and Paul R. ZimmermanIndex