An Economic Analysis of Crime and Justice
Theory, Methods, and Applications
- 1st Edition - February 1, 1984
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Peter Schmidt, Ann D. Witte
- Editor: Peter H. Rossi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 6 2 8 - 4
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 6 2 7 1 8 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 2 2 1 - 4
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Request a sales quoteAn Economic Analysis of Crime and Justice: Theory, Methods, and Applications presents the applications of economic theory and econometric methods to various problems in criminology. The book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses models of criminal recidivism. The second part tackles the economic model of crime. Part III estimates cost functions for prisons. Specific chapters in the book cover topics on statistical analysis of qualitative outcomes; analysis of two measures of criminal activity: the arrest rate and the conviction rate; and long-run estimate of cost function for a group of Federal Correctional Institutions. Economists, correctional administrators, and criminal justice professionals will find the book a great source of information and insight.
ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Text I. Statistical Analyses of Recidivism Text 2. Statistical Analysis of Qualitative Outcomes 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Least Squares with Dummy Variables 2.3. The Logit Model 2.4. The Polytomous Logit Model 2.5. Logit Models with Only Qualitative Regressors 2.6. Probit Models 2.7. Discriminant Analysis versus Logit Analysis Notes 3. Logit Analysis of the Nature of Criminal Activity 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Data 3.3. Analysis of Seriousness of Criminal Activity 3.4. Further Results on Seriousness of Criminal Activity 3.5. Analysis of Type of Criminal Activity 3.6. Further Results on Type of Criminal Activity 3.7. Summary and Conclusions Notes 4. Statistical Analysis of Censored or Truncated Outcomes 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The Truncated Normal Model 4.3. The Censored Normal (Tobit) Model 4.4. A Two-Part Tobit Model 4.5. Sample Selection Model 4.6. The Simultaneous Tobit Model 4.7. Summary 5. Tobit Analysis of the Total Length of Time Sentenced for Recidivist Offenses 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Analysis of the 1969 and 1971 Data 5.3. Analysis of the 1975 Data 5.4. Analysis of Subsamples of the 1975 Data 5.5. Summary and Conclusions Notes 6. Statistical Analysis of Survival Times 6.1. Introduction 6.2. The Exponential Case 6.3. The Lognormal Case 6.4. Split Population Models 6.5. The Hazard Rate 6.6. Heterogenity versus State Dependence 6.7. The Proportional Hazards Model 6.8. Summary and Conclusions Notes 7. Analysis of the Length of Time until Recidivism 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Analysis of the 1969 and 1971 Data 7.3. Analysis of the 1975 Data 7.4. Analysis of Subsamples of the 1975 Data 7.5. Summary and Conclusions Notes 8. Use of Models of Recidivism for Program Evaluation 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Techniques for Program Evaluation 8.3. The Program and the Data 8.4. Evaluation Based on Length of Time Sentenced 8.5. Evaluation Based on Length of Time until Recidivism 8.6. Summary and Conclusions Notes II. Testing the Economic Model of Crime Text 9. Economic Models of Criminal Behavior 9.1. Introduction 9.2. The Theory of Consumer Demand and Labor Supply 9.3. Behavior toward Risk 9.4. A Simple Economic Model of Crime 9.5. A Simple Model of the Allocation of Time to Crime 9.6. Another Time Allocation Model 9.7. A More Complex Model of the Allocation of Time 9.8. A Survey of Economic Models of Crime 9.9. Summary and Conclusions Appendix 9.1. Derivation of Comparative Static Results for the Model of Section 9.5 Appendix 9.2. Analysis of a Model in Which Time Enters the Utility Function Notes 10. Estimating a Simple Economic Model of Criminal Behavior 10.1. Introduction 10.2. An Empirical Model of Criminal Activity 10.3. Estimates of a Model for All Criminal Behavior 10.4. Results for Specific Types of Offenses 10.5. Summary and Conclusions Notes 11. Labor Markets for Prison Releasees 11.1. Introduction 11.2. An Empirical Model of Postrelease Labor Market Performance 11.3. Empirical Results for Wages after Release 11.4. Empirical Results for Work Stability 11.5. An Assessment of the Evidence on Postrelease Labor Market Performance 11.6. Summary and Conclusions Appendix 11.1. Comparison of Studies of Labor Market Performance of Prison Releases Notes 12. An Estimate of a Simultaneous Model of Criminal Behavior and Labor Market Success 12.1. Introduction 12.2. The Empirical Model 12.3. The Empirical Results 12.4. Summary and Conclusions Notes III. The Use of Production and Cost Theory in Criminal Justice Research Text 13. Modern Production and Cost Theory and Its Use in the Study of Production in Public Organizations 13.1. Introduction 13.2. The Basic Theory of Cost and Production 13.3. Some Extension of Cost and Production Theory 13.4. Adaptations of Simple Production and Cost Theory 13.5. Summary and Conclusions Notes 14. A Model of Costs for Large-Scale Prisons 14.1. Introduction 14.2. The Relationship of the Prison System to Other Organizations 14.3. The Goals of Prison Systems 14.4. What Is the Productive Unit and What Does It Produce? 14.5. A Long-Run Cost Model for Large-Scale Prisons 14.6. A Short-Run Cost Model for Large-Scale Prisons 14.7. Summary and Conclusions Notes 312 15. Short-Run Cost Functions for Large-Scale Prisons (with Pamela Reid) 15.1. Introduction 15.2. Empirical Results for Federal Prisons 15.3. Empirical Results for California Prisons 15.4. Policy Implications and Possible Uses of the Short-Run Results 15.5. Summary and Conclusions Appendix 15.1. Determination of the Shape of the Average Cost Function for Two Specific Parametric Combinations Notes 16. Long-Run Cost Functions for Federal Correctional Institutions (with William Trumbull and Diane Woodbury) 16.1. Introduction 16.2. The Data 16.3. Empirical Results 16.4. Summary and Conclusions Notes 17. Summary and Conclusions 17.1. Introduction 17.2. Summary of Part I 17.3. Conclusions from Part I 17.4. Summary of Part II 17.5. Conclusions from Part II 17.6. Summary of Part III 17.7. Conclusions from Part III 17.8. General Conclusions Appendix A. Description of the 1969 and 1971 North Carolina Department of Correction Data Set Text Appendix B. Description of the 1975 Data Set Text Appendix C. Description of Data Used to Estimate Cost Functions C.l. The Data Available for the Federal Prison System C.2. The Data Available for the California Prison System C.3. Evaluation of the Data Bases 395 Notes References Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 1, 1984
- No. of pages (eBook): 430
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483246284
- Hardback ISBN: 9780126271805
- eBook ISBN: 9781483272214
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