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Deterrence and the Optimal Use of Prison, Parole, and Probation
Polinsky, A. Mitchell - 2017
In this article we derive the mix of criminal sanctions—choosing among prison, parole, and probation—that achieves any target level of deterrence at least cost. We assume that prison has higher disutility and higher cost per unit time than parole and probation and that potential offenders...
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A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation
Shavell, Steven - 2014
The deterrence of crime and its reduction through incapacitation are studied in a simple multiperiod model of crime and law enforcement. Optimal imprisonment sanctions and the optimal probability of sanctions are determined. A point of emphasis is that the incapacitation of individuals is often...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013040232
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A Simple Model of Optimal Hate Crime Legislation
Gan, Li; Williams, Roberton C.; Wiseman, Thomas - 2021
We present a simple model of the effects of hate crime legislation. It shows that even if the direct harm to victims of hate crime is the same as for other crimes, because of other differences in the effects it may still be optimal to exert more law-enforcement effort to deter or prevent hate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013217224
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A Cure for Crime? Psycho-Pharmaceuticals and Crime Trends
Marcotte, Dave E. - 2012
In this paper we consider possible links between the advent and diffusion of a number of new psychiatric pharmaceutical therapies and crime rates. We describe recent trends in crime and review the evidence showing mental illness as a clear risk factor both for criminal behavior and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013116782
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Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment
Polinsky, A. Mitchell - 2019
The prison time actually served by a convicted criminal depends to a significant degree on decisions made by the state during the course of imprisonment—on whether to grant parole or other forms of sentence reduction. In this article we study a model of the adjustment of sentences assuming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012866177
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Employment, Dynamic Deterrence and Crime
Imai, Susumu; Krishna, Kala - 2021
Using monthly panel data we solve and estimate, using maximum likelihood techniques, an explicitly dynamic model of criminal behavior where current criminal activity adversely affects future employment outcomes. This acts as 'dynamic deterrence' to crime: the threat of future adverse effects on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013215693
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On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence
Polinsky, A. Mitchell; Shavell, Steven - 2021
This article studies the implications for the theory of deterrence of (a) the manner in" which individuals' disutility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013216855
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Why Do Increased Arrest Rates Appear to Reduce Crime : Deterrence, Incapacitation, or Measurement Error?
Levitt, Steven D. - 2021
A strong, negative empirical correlation exists between arrest rates and reported crime rates. While this relationship has often been interpreted as support for the deterrence hypothesis, it is equally consistent with incapacitation effects, and/or a spurious correlation that would be induced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013226561
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Carrots, Sticks and Broken Windows
Corman, Hope; Mocan, Naci H. - 2021
This paper investigates the impact of economics conditions (carrots) and sanctions (sticks) on murder, assault, robbery, burglary and motor vehicle theft in New York City, using monthly time-series data spanning 1974-1999. Carrots are measured by the unemployment rate and the real minimum wage;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013235267
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Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?
Dahl, Gordon B. - 2010
Laboratory experiments in psychology find that media violence increases aggression in the short run. We analyze whether … media violence affects violent crime in the field. We exploit variation in the violence of blockbuster movies from 1995 to … attendance appears to reduce alcohol consumption. Like the laboratory experiments, we find indirect evidence that movie violence …
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