This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research
Volume Title: Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment
Volume Author/Editor: Gary S. Becker and William M. Landes, eds. Volume Publisher: UMI Volume ISBN: 0-87014-263-1 Volume URL: http://www.nber.org/books/beck74-1 Publication Date: 1974 Chapter Title: Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach Chapter Author: Gary S. Becker Chapter URL: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c3625 Chapter pages in book: (p. 1 - 54)