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Is justice blind? : an examination of disparities in homicide sentencing in Colombia, 1980 - 2000

Martínez Cuellar, Mariana; Sánchez Torres, Fabio; … - 2008

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Crime, punishment, and schooling decisions : evidence from Colombian adolescents

Ibáñez, Ana María; Rodríguez, Catherine; Zarruk, David - 2013

influence adolescents’ decisions in crime participation and school attendance. The study finds that, after an exogenous decrease … in the severity of judicial punishment imposed on Colombian adolescents, crime rates in Colombian municipalities …

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Crime, Punishment, and Schooling Decisions : Evidence from Colombian Adolescents

Ibáñez, Ana M. - 2013

influence adolescents' decisions in crime participation and school attendance. The study finds that, after an exogenous decrease … in the severity of judicial punishment imposed on Colombian adolescents, crime rates in Colombian municipalities …

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Is Justice Blind? An Examination of Disparities in Homicide Sentencing in Colombia, 1980-2000

Martinez, Mariana - 2009

Evidence has repeatedly shown that disparities in crime sentences can be attributed to certain variables considered … topic by focusing on disparities in homicide sentences using data from over 9000 homicide cases tried in Colombia from 1980 …'s sentence and if the sentence should be above the legal minimum set for the severity of the crime according to the criminal code …

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The Effects of Punishment of Crime in Colombia on Deterrence, Incapacitation, and Human Capital Formation

Guarin, Arlen - 2015

Using individual data on persons arrested in the Medellin Metropolitan Area, this paper assesses whether the change in punishment at age 18, mandated by law, has a deterrent effect on arrests. No deterrent effect was found on index, violent or property crimes, but a deterrence effect was found...

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Colombia – A Place Where You Could Be Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Plagiarism : A Crime That Does Not Exist!

Palacio Puerta, Marcela - 2017

Colombian copyright law does not expressly incorporate plagiarism as a crime. Nonetheless, Colombian courts have … even violate other human rights, which is the case in Colombia. First, this Article describes the special protection of …

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