- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804762526
- eISBN:
- 9780804777599
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804762526.003.0004
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Econometrics
The existence of evidence creates an incentive for criminals to destroy or spoliate that evidence to avoid the risks of detection and punishment. Criminal evidence destruction is a behavior that ...
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The existence of evidence creates an incentive for criminals to destroy or spoliate that evidence to avoid the risks of detection and punishment. Criminal evidence destruction is a behavior that potentially becomes relevant in the immediate aftermath of a crime, creating uncertainty and imposing costs on plaintiffs in legal matters by forcing them to meet higher standards of proof. This chapter addresses how criminals decide whether to destroy post-crime evidence and examines what might alternately deter or even encourage such behavior. It also considers whether deterrence of spoliation helps deter crime in general.Less
The existence of evidence creates an incentive for criminals to destroy or spoliate that evidence to avoid the risks of detection and punishment. Criminal evidence destruction is a behavior that potentially becomes relevant in the immediate aftermath of a crime, creating uncertainty and imposing costs on plaintiffs in legal matters by forcing them to meet higher standards of proof. This chapter addresses how criminals decide whether to destroy post-crime evidence and examines what might alternately deter or even encourage such behavior. It also considers whether deterrence of spoliation helps deter crime in general.
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804762526
- eISBN:
- 9780804777599
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804762526.003.0011
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Econometrics
The study of the economics of crime and victimization is the central theme of this book. This epilogue summarizes the topics covered in book, from the analysis of crime planning and evidence ...
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The study of the economics of crime and victimization is the central theme of this book. This epilogue summarizes the topics covered in book, from the analysis of crime planning and evidence destruction to victim resistance and reporting. It also offers recommendations for future research on crime and victimization.Less
The study of the economics of crime and victimization is the central theme of this book. This epilogue summarizes the topics covered in book, from the analysis of crime planning and evidence destruction to victim resistance and reporting. It also offers recommendations for future research on crime and victimization.
