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Uses and abuses of empirical evidence in the death penalty debate
Donohue, John J.; Wolfers, Justin - 2006
provided by the Furman and Gregg decisions and assess the relationship between execution and homicide rates in state panel data … since 1934. We then revisit the existing instrumental variables approaches and assess two recent state-specific execution … cannot be reliably disentangled from the large year-to-year changes in the homicide rate caused by other factors. As such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267476
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260011
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The effect of rehabilitative punishments on juvenile crime and labor market outcomes
Huttunen, Kristiina; Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Mälkönen, Ville - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of a rehabilitative punishment on the post-release outcomes of juvenile criminals using a unique Finnish data set on sentences and punishments merged with the longitudinal population census for 1990-2007. The rehabilitative program was aimed at improving the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398757
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Uses and abuses of empirical evidence in the death penalty debate
Donohue, John J. (contributor); Wolfers, Justin (contributor) - 2006
provided by the Furman and Gregg decisions and assess the relationship between execution and homicide rates in state panel data … ; homicide ; crime ; death penalty ; differences-in-differences ; murder ; deterrence … provided by the Furman and Gregg decisions and assess the relationship between execution and homicide rates in state panel data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003274239
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Do You Receive a Lighter Prison Sentence Because You Are a Woman? An Economic Analysis of Federal Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
Sarnikar, Supriya - 2007
The Federal criminal sentencing guidelines struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 required that males and females who commit the same crime and have the same prior criminal record be sentenced equally. Using data obtained from the United States Sentencing Commission's records, we examine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776558
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Juvenile Crime and Anticipated Punishment
Arora, Ashna - 2019
Are juvenile offenders deterred by criminal sanctions? Existing research indicates that they are not, as offending decreases only marginally when individuals cross the age of criminal majority and begin to face harsher, adult-level sanctions. Dynamic models of criminal behavior predict, however,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012900338
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Positive Sanctions versus Imprisonment
Mungan, Murat C. - 2019
imprisonment elasticity of deterrence is small [resp. the marginal cost of public funds is not high]. These conditions hold …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894718
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The Effect of Rehabilitative Punishments on Juvenile Crime and Labor Market Outcomes
Huttunen, Kristiina - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of a rehabilitative punishment on the post-release outcomes of juvenile criminals using a unique Finnish data set on sentences and punishments merged with the longitudinal population census for 1990-2007. The rehabilitative program was aimed at improving the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047868
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Deterrence and the Optimality of Rewarding Prisoners for Good Behavior
Polinsky, A. Mitchell - 2015
lower the deterrence of crime because such rewards diminish the disutility of imprisonment. I demonstrate that, despite this … behavior — resulting in good behavior essentially without a reduction in deterrence. While employing privileges to reward good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013020780
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Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate
Wolfers, Justin - 2011
provided by the Furman and Gregg decisions and assess the relationship between execution and homicide rates in state panel data … since 1934. We then revisit the existing instrumental variables approaches and assess two recent state-specific execution … cannot be reliably disentangled from the large year-to-year changes in the homicide rate caused by other factors. As such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012757108