The economic background of crime and the social costs of criminal punishment Cover Image

Економічне підґрунтя злочинності та суспільні витрати на покарання злочинців
The economic background of crime and the social costs of criminal punishment

Author(s): M.V. Ivashchenko
Subject(s): Criminology, Penology, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого
Keywords: crime rate; unemployment rate; sanctions; optimal crime rate;

Summary/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.

  • Issue Year: 3/2022
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 106-123
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Ukrainian