Focusing on the intersection of crime and economic theory, this text provides a thorough exploration of how economic principles apply to criminology. Aimed primarily at students, it also serves as a valuable resource for managers and policy-makers, enhancing their understanding of crime-related economic factors. The book aims to bridge the gap between these two fields, making complex concepts accessible and applicable to real-world scenarios.
This compact, forcefully argued work calls Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and the rest of the so-called 'New Atheists' to account for failing to take seriously the historical record to which they so freely appeal when attacking religion.
As austerity measures have led to greater struggles over limited governmental funding, there has in recent years been increasing interest in Payment by Results, or Payment for Success, as a model for commissioning social services. A Social Impact Bond, or Pay for Success Bond, is a type of social service contract where the financing is provided by private entities, with the idea that this will unlock new capital investment and advance social good by limiting funding to projects that are needed and likely to succeed. This book looks at that assumption and evaluates the relatively limited current research on the effectiveness of the approach, making the case that more study is needed if investment of this sort is going to continue to grow.