Costs and Benefits of Preventing Crime

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• List of Tables and Figures ix
• List of Acronyms xi
• Foreword xiii
• Preface xv
• Part One - Introduction 1
• Assessing the Economic Costs and Benefits of Crime Prevention 3
• Notes 16
• References 16
• Part Two - Methods and Perspectives of Economic Analysis 21
• 1: The Crime Victim's Perspective in Cost-Benefit Analysis - The Importance of Monetizing Tangible and Intangible Crime Costs 23
• Notes 46
• References 47
• 2: Quantitative Exploration of the Pandora's Box of Treatment and Supervision - What Goes on Between Costs in and Outcomes Out 51
• Notes 78
• References 78
• Part Three - Economic Analysis Findings 85
• 3 - A Review of Research on the Monetary Value of Preventing Crime 87
• Notes 116
• References 117
• 4: Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions - Nurse Home Visits and the Perry Preschool 123
• Notes 146
• References 148
• 5: The Comparative Costs and Benefits of Programs to Reduce Crime - A Review of Research Findings with Implications for Washington State 149
• Notes 173
• References 174
• Part Four - International Policy Perspectives 177
• 6: Evaluation of the United Kingdom's "Crime Reduction Programme" - Analysis of Costs and Benefits 179
• Notes 200
• References 200
• 7: Economic Analysis of Crime Prevention - An Australian Perspective 203
• Notes 221
• References 221
• 8 - Recent Evolution of Governmental Crime Prevention Strategies and Implications for Evaluation and Economic Analysis 225
• Notes 246
• References 246
• Part Five - Future Directions 249
• 9 - Measuring Economic Benefits of Developmental Prevention Programs 251
• Notes 266
• References 267
• 10: Improving Confidence in What Works and Saves Money in Preventing Crime - Priorities for Research 269
• Notes 277
• References 277
• About the Editors and Contributors 279
• Index 281

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