The Incapacitation Effect of Incarceration: Evidence From Several Italian Collective Pardons

Incarceration of criminals reduces crime through two main channels, deterrence and incapac- itation. Because of a simultaneity between crime and incarceration–arrested criminals increase the prison population–it is difficult to measure these effects. This paper estimates the incapaci- tation effect...

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Authors: Alessandro Barbarino (Author) ; Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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