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On prison and therapy

Meier, Volker - In: European journal of law and economics 12 (2001) 1, pp. 47-56

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Incentive compatibility constraints as an explanation for the use of prison sentences instead of fines

Levitt, Steven D. - In: International review of law and economics 17 (1997) 2, pp. 179-192

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Incentive compatibility constraints as an explanation for the use of prison sentences instead of fines

Levitt, Steven D. - 1996

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Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment

Polinsky, A. Mitchell - 2019

model of the adjustment of sentences assuming that the state's objective is the optimal deterrence of crime. In the model …

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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 …

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The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment

Polinsky, A. Mitchell; Shavell, Steven - 2021

This paper examines the use of fines and imprisonment to deter individuals from engaging in harmful activities. These sanctions are analyzed separately as well as together, first for identical risk-neutral individuals and then for two groups of risk-neutral individuals who differ by wealth. When...

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