Courses of Study 2024-2025 
    
    Feb 06, 2025  
Courses of Study 2024-2025
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PUBPOL 3600 - [Economics of Crime]

(crosslisted) ECON 3255  
(SBA-HE) (SBA-AG)      
Fall. Not offered: 2024-2025. Next offered: 2025-2026. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: PUBPOL 2000  and PUBPOL 3100  or equivalent courses in the Economics Department.

M. Kapustin.

This course surveys topics in crime and crime prevention, with a focus on thinking critically about empirical evidence. The first part of the course briefly introduces an economic model of crime and reviews relevant empirical methods. The remainder of the course is spent discussing a range of crime-related topics, including policing, incarceration, employment, drugs & alcohol, firearms, education, and health. Students will consider trade-offs to different crime prevention policies and gain experience framing and summarizing evidence for policymakers.

Outcome 1: Critically read and evaluate empirical research and claims related to crime.

Outcome 2: Recognize and assess trade-offs in crime policy.

Outcome 3: Apply a theoretical economic framework to understand the levers affecting a person’s propensity to engage in crime.



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