Crime as an Environmental Externality of Tourism: Miami, Florida

Crime as an Environmental Externality of Tourism: Miami, Florida

The possibility that seasonal tourism in the Miami area generates externalities of an insidious nature in the form of increased crimes against persons and property is investigated. Economic models of criminality suggest that criminals tend to be rational in their actions, and that the frequency of c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Land economics 1974-08, Vol.50 (3), p.288-292
Hauptverfasser: McPheters, Lee R., Stronge, William B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Crime and Criminals
Crime patterns
Crime reporting
Crimes against the person
Criminal justice
Criminals
Florida
Larceny
Law enforcement
Property crimes
Rape
Reports and Comments
Tourism
Tourist trade
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Zusammenfassung:The possibility that seasonal tourism in the Miami area generates externalities of an insidious nature in the form of increased crimes against persons and property is investigated. Economic models of criminality suggest that criminals tend to be rational in their actions, and that the frequency of criminal events will tend to increase when the perceived gains from crime increase.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.2307/3145040