Inspection and crime prevention : an evolutionary perspective

Kolokoltsov, Vassili and Passi, Hemant and Yang, Wei (2013) Inspection and crime prevention : an evolutionary perspective. Preprint / Working Paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyse inspection games with an evolutionary perspective. In our evolutionary inspection game with a large population, each individual is not a rational payoff maximiser, but periodically updates his strategy if he perceives that other individuals' strategies are more successful than his own, namely strategies are subject to the evolutionary pressure. We develop this game into a few directions. Firstly, social norms are incorporated into the game and we analyse how social norms may influence individuals' propensity to engage in criminal behaviour. Secondly, a forward-looking inspector is considered, namely, the inspector chooses the level of law enforcement whilst taking into account the effect that this choice will have on future crime rates. Finally, the game is extended to the one with continuous strategy spaces.

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