THE ECONOMY ON CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BASED ON DATA FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, ENGLAND AND WALES, AND SCOTLAND FOR 1900-1975. ALSO INCLUDED ARE RESEARCH ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND CRIME RATES AND A RURAL CASE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONIC FOOD SHORTAGES, FAMINE CRISES, AND CRIME. A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY AS IT REFERS TO ECONOMIC DISTRESS-DEVIANCE LINKAGES PREFACES THE REPORT. IN IT THE AUTHOR SUMMARIZES THE PRINCIPAL FINDINGS OR HYPOTHESES DERIVED FROM THE RESEARCH AND DISCUSSES POLICY CONCLUSIONS. RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ECONOMIC GROWTH CORRELATES POSITIVELY WITH HIGHER RATES FOR MOST CATEGORIES OF REPORTED CRIME; DOWNTURNS ARE MARKED BY A SHARPER INCREASE OF MOST CATEGORIES OF REPORTED CRIME; THERE IS A POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND CRIME JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; AND THE FLOW OF REFERRALS TO DEVIANCE-ORIENTED INSTITUTIONS RISES SHARPLY IN PERIODS ECONOMIC DISTRESS.
