The role of experience in deterring crime: A theory of specific versus general deterrence

This paper examines the role of experience in determining the deterrent effect of criminal punishment. Economic models of crime typically assume potential offenders know the probability of apprehension. Thus, neither the individual's personal experience of being caught and punished nor the obse...

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Published in:Economic inquiry 2022-10, Vol.60 (4), p.1833-1853
Main Authors: Miceli, Thomas J., Segerson, Kathleen, Earnhart, Dietrich
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general deterrence
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specific deterrence
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general deterrence
Offenders
Perceptions
Punishment
specific deterrence
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