▪ Abstract This paper begins with a summary of the rational choice approach and its
implications for the study of criminal behavior. I then review research on offending that uses …

The search for ways to prevent juvenile crime in the United States has become a matter of
national urgency, as the incidence of serious offenses continues to rise. Most prevention …

104 THE JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES tween types of normative claim) and the criteria for
choosing one ethical theory over another. Part II, the heart of the paper, examines the …

Recent high-profile corporate scandals involving prominent, high-performing firms cast
doubt on assertions that the costs of getting caught decrease the likelihood such high …

Crime is a subject of intense emotions, conflicting ideologies. However, economists have
generally explained it as a reflection of individual choice and equilibrating market forces …

This paper uses data from a randomized housing-mobility experiment to study the effects of
relocating families from high-to low-poverty neighborhoods on juvenile crime. Outcome …

Work leading to this book was supported by grants from the National Institute of Justice and
the Smith Richardson Foundation, and by sabbatical support provided by the UCLA …

In the last thirty years, the scope of economics has expanded dramatically beyond its
traditional domain of explicit market transactions.'Today there is an economic theory of …

Criminal justice reformers often speak of their concern with the widening net of the criminal
justice system, but they demonstrate little understanding of this phenomenon. Despite …

Criminal opportunity theory provides a framework for examining the interaction between
potential offenders and potential victims. Criminals' behavior influences the nature and …