The influence of police interventions and alternative income sources on the dynamic process of choosing crime as a career
This paper demonstrates how a rational process of choice may be influenced by both deterrence forces and economic opportunities. This choice is modeled by a dynamic (Markov) process which captures self-sorting by youth among the categories of innocents, desisters, and persisters. in crime. A key to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1987, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 251-273 |
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