The point is that if the majority of the “cost of crime” is actually the cost of preventing potential crime, then it’s not obvious at all that more crime prevention will help.
Sure, sometimes it’s better to shift from private prevention (behavior change) to collective prevention (policing) at the margin, but not always.
The point is that if the majority of the “cost of crime” is actually the cost of preventing potential crime, then it’s not obvious at all that more crime prevention will help.
Sure, sometimes it’s better to shift from private prevention (behavior change) to collective prevention (policing) at the margin, but not always.