Crime problems largely result from opportunities, temptations, and provocations that have
been provided to offenders unintentionally by those pursuing other private interests. There is …

Israel Kirzner (1997, 62) explains that entrepreneurial discovery of opportunities gradually
and systematically pushes back the boundaries of ignorance, thereby driving down costs …

This essay examines myths that inform common conceptions of crime and criminals and the
implementation of crime control policy. It also explores sources of and reasons for the …

This article explores generally prevailing explanations of organized crime in the United
States, chiefly the “parasitic” and “symbiotic” models, and offers in their stead a synthesis of …

The discussion notes that almost everything that governments do, including police, security,
jails, prisons, and court-related services, is being contracted out somewhere in the United …

Prosecutors are beginning to see their role as one piece of a puzzle, part of a larger system
to reduce crime, rather than independent operators who simply prosecute one case after …

Regulation of individual and organizational behavior has increased over the last several
decades in the united States and elsewhere. The rise of regulation, well demonstrated by …

In addressing today's difficult crime control problems, the focus should not be on a set of"
tough" or" soft" prescriptions but rather on crime control that works. Indeed, serious question …

Historical Origins of Government's Monopoly on Criminal Justice Today's heavy reliance on
government to control crime is a relatively recent phenomenon. Not too long ago, most …

Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the
policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have …