Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha; Bhattacharya, Samrat; Koli, … - Department of Economics, University of Birmingham - 2012
We provide the first detailed econometric analysis of the impact of sentencing on various types of acquisitive crime (theft, burglary, fraud and robbery) in England and Wales. We examine (a) whether sentencing reduces crime and (b) whether short sentences are more effective than long sentences....