salutary neglect was the british policy of not enforcing laws in the colonies.
what was the british policy of not enforcing laws in the colonies?
salutary neglect
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bullet::::- victims, on their own, may lack the economies of scale that could allow them to administer a penal system, let alone to collect any fines levied by a court. garoupa & klerman (2002) warn that a rent-seeking government has as its primary motivation to maximize revenue and so, if offenders have sufficient wealth, a rent-seeking government will act more aggressively than a social-welfare-maximizing government in enforcing laws against minor crimes (usually with a fixed penalty such as parking and routine traffic violations), but more laxly in enforcing laws against major crimes.
crime