Saturday, October 9, 2010

High Cost of Crime

By CHARLES M. BLOW
New York Times

When times get hard and talk turns to spending and budgets, there is one area that gets short shrift: the cost of crime and our enormous criminal justice system. For instance, how much do you think a single murder costs society? According to researchers at Iowa State University, it is a whopping $17.25 million. [Graphic]

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