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The Impact of Fine Size and Uncertainty on Punishment and Deterrence : Theory and Evidence from the Laboratory

Feess, Eberhard - 2015

of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when …

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The Deterrent Effect of the Death Penalty? Evidence from British Commutations During World War I

Chen, Daniel L. - 2020

During World War I, the British military condemned over 3,000 soldiers to death, but only executed 12%; the others received commuted sentences. Many historians believe that the military command confirmed or commuted sentences for reasons unrelated to the circumstances of a particular case and...

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The Effect of Type-1 Error on Deterrence

Lando, Henrik - 2020

A common view in the law and economics literature holds that equal increases in type-1 and type-2 error lower deterrence by the same amount. We demonstrate that this view is generally incorrect both when the court's error concerns the assessment of the alleged offender's act (mistake of act) and...

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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 … variety of research designs are used to isolate the effect of the juvenile punishment and to control for observable … characteristics of the young offenders. The juvenile punishment experiment was initially conducted in certain criminal courts only and …

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On the Sanctioning of Economic Crime in Denmark

Lando, Henrik - 2014

This article - written for a symposium on comparative criminal law - discusses whether sanctions for economic crime have become excessive in the Danish context either in absolute terms or in comparison with sanctions for crimes involving physical harm.The text has three parts. In the first part,...

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Deterrence and the Optimality of Rewarding Prisoners for Good Behavior

Polinsky, A. Mitchell - 2015

In this article I examine the social desirability of rewarding prisoners for good behavior, either by reducing their sentences (granting “time off”), converting part of their sentences to a period of parole, or providing them with privileges in prison. Rewarding good behavior reduces the...

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Optimal Fine Reductions for Self-Reporting : The Impact of Loss Aversion

Feess, Eberhard; Sarel, Roee - 2021

Fine reductions for self-reported offenses entail a potential tradeoff. On the one hand, inducing offenders to self-report allows the social planner to save on enforcement costs and reduce harm through early detection. On the other hand, fine reductions may also reduce deterrence: offenders...

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Gender, Crime and Punishment : Evidence from Women Police Stations in India

Amaral, Sofia; Bhalotra, Sonia; Prakash, Nishith - 2021

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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Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department : Mutual Legal Assistance and the Death Penalty

Almutawa, Ahmed; Walker, Clive - 2021

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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Crime and Punishment in Times of Pandemics

Sarel, Roee - 2021

How should we think about crime deterrence in times of pandemics? The economic analysis of crime tells us that potential offenders will compare the costs and the benefits from crime and from innocence and then choose whichever option that is more profitable. We must therefore ask ourselves how...

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