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from a deterrence perspective. However, I stress that higher sanctions call for greater competence on the part of …
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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 …
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This paper outlines the findings of a model of plea bargaining with multiple defendants, in which a prosecutor makes plea offer sequentially. It is shown that plea discount can be minimized with sequential offers and that not all of defendants shall be induced to plead guilty. By allowing...
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reductions may also reduce deterrence: offenders anticipate that if their probability of apprehension turns out to be higher than …
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We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender-based violence. Using administrative crime data and exploiting staggered implementation across Indian cities, we find that the opening of WPS is associated with an increase in police reports of crimes...
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In Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department, the UK Supreme Court reviewed the Home Secretary’s decision to assist the US federal authorities to prosecute two alleged terrorists, who were accused of heinous crimes on behalf of ISIS in Syria where they were detained. The mutual...
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How should we think about crime deterrence in times of pandemics? The economic analysis of crime tells us that … deterrence. The article thus highlights the need to carefully consider which aspects are applicable given the circumstances of … the pandemic, as whether crime deterrence will increase or decrease should depend on the strength of the effects at play …
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Are elected politicians treated more leniently when facing criminal charges? I present evidence of judicial discretion for the largest democracy in the world, India. Using a regression discontinuity design, I compare the probability of a pending criminal case being closed without conviction at...
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We analyze optimal sentence length for recurring crimes in the face of adjudication errors. We develop an infinite-horizon model where offenders are habitual---they repeat crimes whenever free. If apprehended, criminals may be wrongfully acquitted. Similarly, innocent persons may be apprehended...
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This paper provides a rationale for two characteristics of juvenile justice systems. First, juvenile justice systems tend to be more lenient in terms of both incarceration rates and time incarcerated. Second, higher expenditures are made to incarcerate a juvenile offender than an adult prisoner....
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