Law Enforcement and Criminality: Europe vs. USA

We use a stylized model to show that, if transfers to the poor arefounded on a security argument, there is a negative trade-off betweenlaw enforcement expenditures and criminality. In contrast, if transfersare based on altruism, the correlation between the same variables mayappear positive. We argue that this provides a plausible explanationfor the startling difference between the USA and Europe in crimestatistics and law enforcement expenditures

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Year of publication:	2001-08-01
Authors:	Demougin, Dominique ; Schwager, Robert
Published in:	Humboldt-Universität <Berlin>/ Walther-Rathenau-Institut für Organisationstheorie - Veröffentlichungen International Review of Law and Economics, Bd. 23(2) (2003), S. 217-225
Publisher:	Universität <Berlin, Humboldt-Universität> / Institut für Organisationstheorie
Subject:	Strafverfolgung \| Kriminalität \| Criminality \| Soziales System \| welfare system

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Extent:	514048 bytes 11 p. application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	H30 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents. General ; K00 - Law and Economics. General ; Theory of organisation ; Sociological and psychological aspects ; Individual Articles ; Europe. General Resources ; USA
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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