An Empirical Analysis of Imprisoning Drug Offenders

The number of prisoners incarcerated on drug-related offenses rose fifteen-fold between 1980 and 2000. This paper provides the first systematic empirical analysis of the implications of that dramatic shift in public policy. We show that the increase in drug prisoners led to reductions in expected ti...

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Main Author: Ilyana Kuziemko (Author)
Contributors: Steven D. Levitt
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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