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Punishment as defiance : deterrence and perverse effects in the case of expressive crime (Law and economics)
Leroch, Martin Alois - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 60 (2014) 3, pp. 581-598
expressive crime. Delinquents are motivated to perform the illegal action because it transmits a signal. If the punishment … associated with the crime affects the value of this signal positively, an increase in punishment may serve as defiance, and not …Expressive crime contrasts with instrumental crime in that delinquents do not seek material benefits. Law breakers are …
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Punitive police? : agency costs, law enforcement, and criminal procedure
Dharmapala, Dhammika; Garoupa, Nuno; McAdams, Richard H. - 2015 - Revised version: April 2015
evidence on punishment preferences, in which subjects reveal a heterogeneous preference for punishing wrongdoers, our model … identifies circumstances in which “punitive” individuals (with stronger-than-average punishment preferences) will self …-select into law enforcement jobs that offer the opportunity to punish (or facilitate the punishment of) wrongdoers. Such “punitive …
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Should offenders' gains be counted? : on efficient crimes and unjust laws
Miceli, Thomas J. - 2021
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Prevention of crime and the optimal standard of proof in criminal law
Lando, Henrik Dan - In: Review of law and economics : publ. in cooperation with … 5 (2009) 1, pp. 33-52
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On proportionality of punishments and the economic theory of crime
Miceli, Thomas J. - In: European journal of law and economics 46 (2018) 3, pp. 303-314
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Optimal sentencing with recurring crimes and adjudication errors
Guerra, Alice; Nilssen, Tore - In: Journal of economics 139 (2023) 1, pp. 33-42
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Day-fines : should the rich pay more?
Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena - In: Review of law and economics : publ. in cooperation with … 11 (2015) 3, pp. 481-501
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Optimal warning strategies : punishment ought not to be inflicted where the penal provision is not properly conveyed
Mungan, Murat C. - In: Review of law and economics : publ. in cooperation with … 9 (2013) 3, pp. 303-339
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Day fines : asymmetric information and the secondary enforcement system
Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena; Kerk, Maximilian - In: European journal of law and economics 49 (2020) 3, pp. 339-360
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The Theory of Penalties and the Economics of Criminal Law
Hylton, Keith N. - 2005
This paper presents a model of penalties that reconciles the conflicting accounts optimal punishment by Becker, who …
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