Profitable Penalties How to Cut Both Crimes Rates and Costs |
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| Author:
| Glaser, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7619-8534-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $149.00 |
Book Description:
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The United States is now spending huge sums of money `getting tough on crime′ to the detriment of education and other public service expenditures//programmes. From a cost as well as crime control perspective, this unique book asks whether value for money is being gained from these investments? It looks at existing research on the subject and suggests ways of cutting both crime rates and costs?
The United States is now spending huge sums of money `getting tough on crime′ to the detriment of education and other public service expenditures//programmes. From a cost as well as crime control perspective, this unique book asks whether value for money is being gained from these investments? It looks at existing research on the subject and suggests ways of cutting both crime rates and costs?