Topics

Econ 266 - Spring 2010
Economics of Crime and Punishment
Dr. R. Pete Parcells (parcells@whitman.edu)

TOPICS (potential)

Introduction to Crime and Punishment

The Economic Way of Looking at Crime

Patterns of Crime and Economic Analysis

Organized Crime (Gangs)

Gambling

Prostitution (Rape)

Three Strikes and You're Out

Drugs - Issues of Decriminalization and Legalization

Abortion

Gun Control

Allocation of Criminal Justice Resources

Prisons - Punishment - Penitentiaries, (private vs public) Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment

Basic concepts of Markets (to analyze violent crime, crimes against property, and markets for illegal goods and services)

Emphasizes on Public Policy and Social Issues

Topics students confront on a daily basis, including drugs and downloading music and movies from the Internet