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ECON 120 PO - Economics of Crime


CrsNo ECON120 PO

When Offered: Each fall.

Instructor(s): J. Harris

This course explores the economic causes and consequences of crime, with a primary focus on the United States. Topics include the relationships among criminal activity, arrest rates, conviction rates, and incarceration, and how these differ by race, gender, age and income. Benefit-cost analysis is employed to evaluate the allocation of resources within the criminal justice system, including drug enforcement laws, anti-crime strategies, mass incarceration, capital punishment, and inmate rehabilitation programs. Prerequisites: ECON 052 PO .



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