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Mandatory minimum policy reform and the sentencing of crack cocaine defendants : an analysis of the fair sentencing act
Bjerk, David - 2016
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA) affected the U.S. federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws for to crack cocaine offenders, and represented the first Congressional reform of sentencing laws in over 20 years. A primary goal of this legislation was to lessen the harshness of sentences for...
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Judge peer effects in the courthouse
Eren, Ozkan; Mocan, Naci - 2020
Although there exists a large literature analyzing whether an individual's peers have an impact on that individual's own behavior and subsequent outcomes, there is paucity of research on whether peers influence a person's decisions and judgments regarding a third party. We investigate whether...
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Mandatory minimums and the sentencing of federal drug crimes
Bjerk, David - 2017
The United States federal mandatory minimums have been controversial not only because of the length of the mandatory sentences for even first-time offenders, but also because the eligibility quantities for crack are very small when compared to those for other drugs. This paper shows that the...
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Early release and recidivism
Meier, Armando N.; Levav, Jonathan; Meier, Stephan - 2020
Does early release decrease or increase the probability that ex-convicts will return to prison? We exploit unique data from Israeli courts, where appearance before the judge throughout the day has an arbitrary component. We first show that judges more often deny parole requests of prisoners...
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The effect of sentencing reform on crime rates : evidence from California's proposition 47
Domínguez, Patricio; Lofstrom, Magnus; Raphael, Steven - 2019
We evaluate whether California's state proposition 47 impacted state violent and property crime rates. Passed by the voters in November 2014, the proposition redefined many less serious property and drug offenses that in the past could be charged as either a felony or misdemeanor to straight...
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The impact of fine size and uncertainty on punishment and deterrence : theory and evidence from the laboratory
Feess, Eberhard; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; Schramm, … - 2015
of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when …
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Intuitive cooperation and punishment in the field
Artavia-Mora, Luis; Bedi, Arjun Singh; Rieger, Matthias - 2016
pressure can increase rates of punishment. We discuss our results with respect to findings in the lab on cognitive models of …
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Herding, warfare, and a culture of honor: global evidence
Cao, Yiming; Enke, Benjamin; Falk, Armin; Giuliano, Paola; … - 2021
. First, the culture of pre-industrial societies that relied on animal herding emphasizes violence, punishment, and revenge …
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The impact of sleep restriction on contributions and punishment : first evidence
Clark, Jeremy; Dickinson, David L. - 2017
individual's likelihood of sending costly peer punishment is examined. Actigraphy sleep monitoring watches are used to validate …-parametric as well as regression analysis, we find that when punishment is not available, sleep restriction does not affect the … contributions made to joint production. When punishment is available, we find weak evidence that SR subjects contribute more than WR …
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Anger management : aggression and punishment in the provision of public goods
Gee, Laura K.; Lyu, Xinxin; Urry, Heather - 2017
welfare is reduced is that punishment can express anger about free-riding. If this is the case, then tools that regulate …
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