Leroch, Martin Alois - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 60 (2014) 3, pp. 581-598
Expressive crime contrasts with instrumental crime in that delinquents do not seek material benefits. Law breakers are motivated by the desire to ‘make a statement’, possibly against majority attitudes in the society. Fighting expressive crime is complicated by this fact in that increasing...