Previous studies of the impact of changes in prisoner populations on crime rates have failed to adequately control for … the simultaneity between those two variables. While increases in the number of prisoners are likely to reduce crime …, rising crime rates also translate into larger prison populations. To break that simultaneity, this paper uses the status of …

This paper empirically examines perceptions of the criminal justice system held by young males using longitudinal … to changes in an individual's own criminal and arrest history. Young males who engage in crime but are not arrested … to engage in crime during subsequent periods. Following an arrest, individuals commit less crime, consistent with …

Given the central role of private individuals and firms in determining the effectiveness of the criminal justice system … analysis of crime and crime prevention policy. But the leading scholarly commentaries on the crime drop during the 1990s have … sort have the potential to both reduce crime rates and reduce arrests and imprisonment. Well-designed regulations and …

model of the adjustment of sentences assuming that the state's objective is the optimal deterrence of crime. In the model …

The deterrence of crime and its reduction through incapacitation are studied in a simple multiperiod model of crime and …

A long theoretical literature in economics addresses the heavy reliance of the U.S. criminal justice system on very … paper analyzes the role of fines as a criminal sanction within the existing institutional structure of criminal justice …