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What we spend and what we get: Public and private provision of crime prevention and criminal justice
Author(s) -
Dryden Witte Ann,
Witt Robert
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
fiscal studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1475-5890
pISSN - 0143-5671
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2001.tb00033.x
Subject(s) - criminal justice , punishment (psychology) , adjudication , criminology , enforcement , economic justice , crime prevention , theory of criminal justice , crime control , variety (cybernetics) , political science , law enforcement , law , sociology , psychology , social psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science
In this paper, we consider a number of issues regarding crime prevention and criminal justice. We begin by considering how crime is measured and present both general and specific evidence on the level of crime in a variety of countries. Crime is pervasive and varies substantially across countries. We outline the arguments for some public role in crime prevention, enforcement, prosecution, defence, adjudication and punishment. We consider the relative roles of the public and private sectors in crime control and criminal justice. We discuss various measures for the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. We conclude by suggesting some potential areas for research.