state and local revenue shortfalls resulting from the recent recession, the question of whether crime control can be … more relevant. Controlling Crime considers alternative ways to reduce crime that do not sacrifice public safety. Among the …, drugs, and private crime prevention. Particular attention is paid to the respective roles of both the private sector and …

Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several … countries. Despite this situation, there has been a lack of systematic effort to study crime in the region or the effectiveness … of policies designed to tackle it. The Economics of Crime is a powerful corrective to this academic blind spot and makes …