Overview
- Provides a systematic analysis of the economics of criminal law and of the criminal justice system
- Examines competing theories and goals of criminal law, from ex ante theories of deterrence to ex post theories of retribution
- Asks how law influences human behavior, both through its moral dimension and the threat of punishment
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Competing Economic Theories of Crime
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The Institutional Structure of Punishment
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Other Objectives of Punishment
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Conclusion
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Paradox of Punishment
Book Subtitle: Reflections on the Economics of Criminal Justice
Authors: Thomas J. Miceli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31695-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31694-5Published: 14 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31697-6Published: 14 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31695-2Published: 06 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 234
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations
Topics: Law and Economics, Behavioral/Experimental Economics, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy