Frey, Bruno S. - In: Contemporary Economics 5 (2011) 2, pp. 90-99
This paper argues that the 'Economics of Crime' concentrates too much on punishment as a means of preventing crime …, which is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several … feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering positive incentives or handing out awards for law abiding behavior …