Rethinking has collected some of the best evidence on the costs of crime. We want to share it with you. On this page we have papers and presentations on the costs of crime available for you to download. We'll be adding more as we come across them.
New Zealand Research
Papers from the Costs of Crime: Towards Fiscal Responsibility Conference
Speech to the Costs of Crime Forum
Hon. Simon Power (2011)
58 KB
A Fiscal and Public Sector Management Perspective on the Justice Sector
New Zealand Treasury (2011)
234 KB
The Cost of Domestic Violence
H. Henare & K. Hannifin (2011)
113 KB
Value for Money in the Criminal Justice System
M. Bazett (2011)
5MB
Government Reports
Estimating the Costs of Crime in New Zealand in 2003/2004
T. Roper and A. Thompson (2006)
162 KB
New Zealand's Long Term Fiscal Statement: Justice
New Zealand Treasury (2009)
682 KB
Value for Money Review of Department of Corrections
D. Martin, R. Tait, and P. Clarke (2009)
1.2 MB
Vote Corrections Estimates 2010-2011
Department of Corrections (2010)
1.9 MB
International Research
United Kingdom - Estimates
The Economic and Social Costs of Crime
UK Home Office (2000)
272 KB
The Economic and Social Costs of Crime against Individuals and Households 2003/04
UK Home Office (2005)
360 KB
Cost of Crime in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice (2010)
1 MB
Australia - Estimates
Counting the Costs of Crime in Australia
P. Mayhew (2003)
416 KB
Counting the Costs of Crime in Australia : a 2005 update
K. Rollings (2008)
508 KB
Rethinking the Cost of Crime
Money Well Spent
Justice Policy Institute (2010)
2.2 MB
Benefit-Cost Tool for Examining Policy Options in Sentencing and Corrections
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2010)
569 KB
Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Crime and Criminal Justice Costs
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2009)
288 KB
The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense
Justice Policy Institute (2009)
260 KB
One in 100 Behind Bars in America
Pew Centre on the States (2008)
651 KB
The Economic Case For and Against Prison
Matrix Knowledge Group (2007)
1.4 MB