Economics of Crime and Policing

3 credits

The application of methods and theory to topics related to the criminal justice system with a specific focus on the role of policy in reducing crime rates, punitiveness and systemic inequality. Prerequisite: One of ECON 301, ECON 304, ECON 315, COMM 295 and one of ECON 326, ECON 328, STAT 306, LFS 252.