Hidden in Plain Sight: What Cost-of-Crime Research Can Tell Us About Investing in Police

Paul Heaton

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Policing Practices and Perceptions Criminal Justice and Penology Crime Patterns and Interventions

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Summarizing the existing high-quality academic research on the cost of crime and the effectiveness of police in preventing crime, this paper demonstrates how this research can be used to better understand the returns on investments in police. The cost/benefit method described shows that returns on investments in police personnel are likely to be substantial.

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