politically charged cases. Thus, the apparent punishment of acquitting judges seems unrelated to any pro-conviction bias at the …

crime. What are the two things? First, there is either a threat or an offer. In the former case, it is, typically, to … and it is widely seen as a crime. But that is just the puzzle. The mystery is that over a dozen attempts to account for … not to do so. In a word, blackmail is a victimless crime, and must be legalized, if justice is to be attained. The authors …

is considered a crime. First, one may gossip, and, provided that what is said is true, there is nothing illegal about it … requests money in exchange for silence -- money in exchange for giving up the right of free speech -- it is a crime. The law … the law to threaten to gossip, unless paid off not to do so. In a word, blackmail is a victimless crime, and must be …

activities. Probability and siže of punishment, attitudes towards risk, gains form crime and income are the main variables which …The authors provide the summary of the most important findings of the early models of economics of crime, namely the …

The rising trends both in drug addiction and crime rates are of major public concern in Germany. Surprisingly, the … economic theory of crime seems to ignore the drugs-crime nexus, whereas the criminological literature considers illicit drug … use a main reason of criminal activities. This paper provides an econometric assessment of the drugs- crime channel within …