CRIM 355 - The Economics of Crime

3 credits

Description
This course surveys the intersection of two areas of human behavior: criminal and economic. Social science methodology and basic concepts from economics and criminology are reviewed. An economics framework is applied to analyze criminal behavior and to evaluate the economic burden that crime imposes on a society. Lessons are applied to specific types of crime: property, white collar, illegal markets, and organized crime.

Prerequisites
CRIM 200.

Foundational Studies Credit
[FS 2010: Integrative Upper-Division Electives]

Cross-listed
Also listed as ECON 355.

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