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PREFACE 7

ACKNOWLE DGMENTS 10

1. Introduction 12

2. Formulation of the Crime Model：Theoretical Foundations 19

Part Ⅰ A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO POLICY ISSUES 41

3. Defining Crime and Establishing Policies for Control 41

4. Establishing Monetary Measures of the Seriousness of Crime 53

5. The Determination of Community Prioritiesfor Fighting Crime 74

6. Choosing Between Alternative Programs to Control Hard Drugs 92

7. Extracting Useful Information from Crime Data 118

Part Ⅱ ECONOMETRIC STUDIES 151

8. Crime Generation and Economic Opportunities for Youth 151

9. The Deterioration of Law Enforcement Effectiveness 172

I0. Isolating Deterrence Using the Simultaneous Equation System 187

11. Controlling Homicide：Gun Control vs. Deterrence 202

12. Minimizing the Social Cost of Homicide 2236

13. Determining the Demand for Law Enforcement Personnel 234

14. Balancing the Effort Between Enforcement，Adjudication，and Corrections 262

15. The Continuing Quest for More Effective Crime Control 288

REFERENCES 297

INDEX 306

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 312