RT Article
T1 Paying Money for Freedom: effects of Monetary Compensation on Sentencing for Criminal Traffic Offenses in China
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 36
IS 1
SP 1
OP 28
A1 Xin, Yanyu
A2 Cai, Tianji
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1695257324
AB The current study seeks to understand the role that monetary compensation plays on the joint occurrence of imprisonment and probation for criminal traffic offenses in China. We argue that monetary compensation influences sentencing decisions primarily by manipulating the probation terms in favor of the defendant. With monetary compensation directly increasing the chances of a more lenient punishment through extended probation as opposed to more severe penalties, we have found sentence lengths for criminal traffic offenses to be concentrated at 36 months, the maximum length eligible for probation.
K1 China
K1 Criminal traffic offenses
K1 Inflation
K1 Sentencing outcomes
K1 Monetary compensation
DO 10.1007/s10940-019-09409-w