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Benefit-Cost Analysis and Crime Prevention

The application of cost-benefit analysis to crime prevention has been fairly limited. This document examines this topic with most of its examples taken from countries other than Australia. Sections include: benefit-cost analysis in practice and the importance of evaluation; standard procedures for conducting a cost-benefit analysis; benefit-cost analysis of crime prevention programs; examples of cost-benefit analysis in crime prevention such as early childhood programs, juvenile offender programs, non-juvenile offender programs, situational crime prevention, correctional intervention and prevention. Accession Number: 015899

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