The Philosophy of Crime

502: Does Reward Money Ever Help Solve Cold Cases?


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Does reward money help solve cold cases? When did we start offering money for tips? Is there a better way?


Cover topics: Whitey Bulger, F.B.I. Top Ten, Little Crow, Action Theory, Donald Davidson, Maura Murray


Further Reading:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047126/Anna-Bjornsdottir--2m-Whitey-Bulger-FBI-tipster-Miss-Iceland.html

https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-highest-reward-ever-paid-to-a-person-by-the-United-States-government-for-a-wanted-criminal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Bulger#Capture

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27763842

https://law.jrank.org/pages/9869/Reward.html

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761183202/do-cash-rewards-for-crime-tips-work

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/13/you-just-dont-know-whos-going-to-come-forward-why-do-police-offer-rewards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_(reward)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-history-of-the-most-wanted-poster_b_5851ba70e4b0865ab9d4e8d7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRaVnn0vxEY

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/action/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Davidson_(philosopher)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_theory_(philosophy)

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/davidson/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27763842

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/13/you-just-dont-know-whos-going-to-come-forward-why-do-police-offer-rewards


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