Liberal prostitution policy aims at improving labour conditions for prostitutes and protecting victims of forced prostitution. Its policy orientation predicts that the policy choice of liberalizing prostitution is positively associated with better protection policy for trafficking victims and...

Prosecutors exercise broad power and nearly unchecked discretion. A distinctive and underappreciated aspect of prosecutorial authority lies in the ability to impose plea terms that effectively ensconce the prosecutor as a regulator. This phenomenon is clearest in corporate settlements mandating...

Theories of crime in economics focus on the roles of deterrence and incapacitation in reducing criminal activity. In addition to deterrence, a growing body of empirical evidence has shown that both income support and employment subsidies can play a role in crime reduction. This paper extends the...