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Estimating the costs of crime in England and Wales

Kevin Albertson (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Chris Fox (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Safer Communities

ISSN: 1757-8043

Article publication date: 1 October 2008

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Abstract

The measurement of the costs of crime is an increasingly important topic in established industrial economies. Such costs imply a substantial loss in both tangible and intangible productivity, opportunity cost, resource use and quality of life. Here, we summarise the results of the latest research in the UK, and show that researchers are using increasingly accurate costs and indices analyses to allow the calculation of the costs of criminal activity.

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Albertson, K. and Fox, C. (2008), "Estimating the costs of crime in England and Wales", Safer Communities, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200800035

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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