1. Alternative sentencing -- 1.1. Prisons -- 1.2. Protection of the public -- 1.3. Conclusion -- 2. Private prisons --2.1. Privatization versus public service -- 2.2. Power and money : expanding imprisonment and profit -- 2.3. Conclusion -- 3. prostitution -- 3.1. Victimless crime -- 3.2. The economics of prostitution -- 3.3. Consequences and costs of hiding -- 3.4. Pimps and illegal prostitution -- 3.5. Unilateral legislation -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4. Drugs -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Illegal versus legal drugs -- 4.3. Demand versus supply -- 4.4. Violence -- 4.5. Legalization -- 4.6. Legal - The Zurich problem -- 4.7. Conclusion -- 5. Gangs -- 5.1. Gangs as drug enterprises -- 5.2. Gangs as alliances -- 5.3. Extortion model -- 5.4. Job search and the market for crime -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. Gun control -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Gun control -- 6.3. The right to bear arms -- 6.4. Deterrence -- 6.5. Model -- 6.6. Statistics -- 6.7. Implications and suggestions -- 6.8. Conclusion -- 7. Police -- 7.1. introduction -- 7.2. Serve and protect -- 7.3. Discussion.