may actually lead to the paradoxical result that more severe punishment for crime induces more crime. The law has … punishment of avoidance may induce more avoidance and more crime. The intuitive reason for the latter result is twofold: ex post … punishment of avoidance increases not only the costs but also the benefits of avoidance; and avoidance and crime are generally …

when there is no limit to the size of the punishment that can be imposed, it is not possible to deter all crime. There is a …We consider a model of crime with rational Bayesian Jurors. We find that if jurors are not perfectly informed, even … finite lower bound on the crime rate which results from the difficulties in achieving a conviction with imperfect evidence …

The most famous element in Bentham’s theory of punishment, the Panopticon Prison, expresses his view of the two … purposes of punishment, deterrence and special prevention. We investigate Bentham’s intuition in a public goods lab experiment … by manipulating how much information on punishment experienced by others is available to would-be offenders. Compared …

This article examined how police- community partnership is visible in Nigeria and solves the problem of crime in … home the menace of crime prevention and detection by focusing on neighborhood groups been the panacea to reducing crime in … police and the community was that the police are seen as belonging to the community in this wise crime will be brought to its …

Criminal law and economics rests on the expectation that deterrence incentives can be employed to reduce crime. Prison … face potential punishment when stealing, or they can steal without deterrence. We confirm Gary Becker’s deterrence …

Based on individual data on the population of those arrested in Medellín, we assess whether the change in punishment at …. This implies an elasticity of arrests with respect to punishment that varies between -1.0 and -6.7 percent. The number of … than before, reaching 18 years of age, in which case they are less likely to recidivate in any type of crime. The change in …