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The Effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System (C.J.S.)

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The Economics of Crime

Part of the book series: Macmillan Studies in Economics ((STEC))

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In order to assess the effectiveness of the C.J.S., it is necessary to quantify two relationships: (a) the responsiveness of the supply of offences to the various control variables, and (b) the relationship between expenditure and these variables. In this chapter we shall be looking at three studies which throw light on these questions, two from the United States and one from the United Kingdom.

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© 1976 R. W. Anderson

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Anderson, R.W. (1976). The Effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System (C.J.S.). In: The Economics of Crime. Macmillan Studies in Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02293-9_3

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