THE ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF CRIME AND THE SOCIAL COSTS OF CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT

Author
, associate professor, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Pushinska, 77

In heading

 Economic theory of law;

Signed print

 29.08.2022

Issues number

 2022-№3(50)

Page

 106-123

Type of articles

 Scientific article

Code UDK

 330.59:343.973

ISSN print

 2411-5584

Abstract

 The article traces and calculates on the basis of analytical and statistical materials the relationship between the level of crime in the country and economic factors: the level of unemployment, the dynamics of average income and GDP per capita, budget expenditures for financing law enforcement agencies. The direct and indirect economic losses of the criminal as a result of sanctions and society from existing crime are summarized. The criteria for the optimal volume of offenses are substantiated.

Keywords

 crime rate, unemployment rate, sanctions, optimal crime rate

Reviewer

External reviewer

Article in PDF

 Economic Theory and Law, 2022-3_106-123

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Code DOI

 10.31359/2411-5584-2022-50-3-106

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