Estimating the Deterrent Effect of Incarceration using Sentencing Enhancements
Increasing criminal sanctions may reduce crime through two primary mechanisms: deterrence and incapacitation. Disentangling their effects is crucial, since each mechanism has different implications for optimal policy setting. I use the introduction of state add-on gun laws, which enhance sentences f...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2012
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| En: | Año: 2012 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
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