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Rewards versus imprisonment : the impact of choice

Mungan, Murat C. - In: Review of law and economics : publ. in cooperation with … 18 (2022) 1, pp. 69-83

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Mechanisms for Reducing Criminal Recidivism : Experimental Evidence

DeAngelo, Gregory J.; Charness, Gary; Freeborn, Beth A. - 2011

We conduct laboratory experiments to investigate the effect of deterrence mechanisms on recidivism under controlled conditions. Experimental analysis allows for easier identification of recidivism than the use of empirical or field data. Specifically, we focus on the effect of variation in...

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Bad boys : how criminal identity salience affects rule violation

Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel André; Noll, Thomas - 2015

regular citizens do not become more dishonest in response to crime-related reminders. Moreover, our experimental measure of …

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The deterrent effects of prison : evidence from a natural experiment

Drago, Francesco; Galbiati, Roberto; Vertova, Pietro - 2007

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The deterrent effects of prison : evidence from a natural experiment

Drago, Francesco (contributor); … - 2007

In this paper we test for the theory of deterrence. We exploit the natural experiment provided by the Collective … punishment to former inmates recommitting a crime can be considered as good as randomly assigned. Based on a unique data set on … recommit a crime by 1.24 percent: this corroborates the general deterrence hypothesis. However, this effect depends on the time …

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Peer effects in prison

Johnsen, Julian Vedeler; Khoury, Laura - 2024

Peer interactions play a key role in the criminal sector due to its secrecy and lack of formal institutions. A significant part of criminal peer exposure happens in prison, directly influenced by policymakers. This paper provides a broader understanding of how peer effects shape criminal...

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Peer effects in prison

Johnsen, Julian Vedeler; Khoury, Laura - 2023

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The deterrent effects of prison : evidence from a natural experiment

Drago, Francesco; Galbiati, Roberto; Vertova, Pietro - In: Journal of political economy 117 (2009) 2, pp. 257-280

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The effect of criminal identity on dishonesty

Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel André; Noll, Thomas - 2013

We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum-security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity on dishonest behavior. We randomly primed half of the prisoners to increase the mental saliency of their criminal identity, while treating the others as the control group. The...

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Deterrence works for criminals

Khadjavi, Menusch - 2014

Criminal law and economics rests on the expectation that deterrence incentives can be employed to reduce crime. Prison …

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