First published in 1999. This book provides a law and economics approach towards criminal gangs which integrates the tools of economic modelling with criminal law in order to understand and address a contemporary law enforcement problem. The book draws upon ideas from economics, law and law enforcement to investigate the nature and organizational structure of criminal gangs. Law and economics are employed in varying combinations and at varying levels of specificity to generate insights into the organization and behaviour of ...
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First published in 1999. This book provides a law and economics approach towards criminal gangs which integrates the tools of economic modelling with criminal law in order to understand and address a contemporary law enforcement problem. The book draws upon ideas from economics, law and law enforcement to investigate the nature and organizational structure of criminal gangs. Law and economics are employed in varying combinations and at varying levels of specificity to generate insights into the organization and behaviour of criminal gangs. These insights are applied to evaluate alternative legal approaches and to inform the design of a new criminal law approach towards criminal gangs. Attention is focused on the organization of criminal street gangs, both because the growth and increasing sophistication of these gangs offer special challenges for law enforcement and because of the potential contributions which such an understanding could yield for economists who have traditionally focused on the organizational structure of legitimate enterprises.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. viii, 236 p.; 23 cm. LCCN 98074512 Type of material Book Personal name Vertinsky, Liza. Main title A law and economics approach to criminal gangs / Liza Vertinsky. Published/Created Aldershot, England; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, c1999. Description viii, 236 p.; 23 cm. ISBN 1840148985 LC classification HV6439. U5 V47 1999 LC Subjects Gangs--Economic aspects--United States. Gangs--United States--Econometric models. Organized crime--Economic aspects--United States. Drug traffic--Economic aspects--United States. Criminal law--Economic aspects--United States. Law and economics. Other Subjects Gangs. Gangs--Social aspects. Gang members--Psychology. Gang members--Legal status, laws, etc. Notes Includes bibliographical references. Dewey class no. 364.1/06/60973 Geographic area code n-us---National bib no. GB99-28552 Other system no. (OCoLC)41159284
