This paper compares actual US crime and incarceration rates to predicted rates from cross-country regressions. Global … cross-country regressions of crime and incarceration on background characteristics explain much of the variation between … other countries. But the estimated models predict only one-fourth of US incarceration and not all of US crime. The …

purporting to show robust and precise estimates of a substantial deterrent effect of capital punishment. We assess the various …

of organized crime, affecting many aspects of the daily live and every sector of business. The data unfortunately show … definitively delete organized crime (OC), even more difficult and targeted intervention by the institutions is needed in order to … measure and compare organized crime in different territories. We apply then to Italian provinces and we obtain a ranking at …

framework for the investigation into crime and punishment. Neuroeconomic parameters (e.g., risk-attitude, probability weighting …

the attendant social costs, but also reflects a partial failure of some of the justifications for punishment. As a result …, incapacitation and retributive notions may dominate our thinking about punishment, with predictable results. This essay looks at the …. The essay suggests that the passion for equal treatment among those who commit the same crime, a prominent goal of the …