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A Behavioral Justification for Escalating Punishment Schemes
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mungan, Murat C. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | The standard two-period law enforcement model is considered in a setting where individuals usually, but not exclusively, commit crimes only after comparing expected costs and benefits. Where escalating punishment schemes are present, there is an inherent value in keeping a clean criminal record; a person with a record may unintentionally become a repeat offender if he fails to exert self-control, and be punished more severely. If the punishment for repeat offenders is sufficiently high, one may rationally forgo the opportunity of committing a profitable crime today to avoid being sanctioned as a repeat offender in the future. Therefore, partial deterrence can be achieved at a very low cost through the use of escalating penalties, providing a behavioral justification for punishing repeat offenders more severely. |
| Starting Page | 189 |
| Ending Page | 197 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.irle.2013.10.002 |
| Volume Number | 37 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ir.law.fsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1114&context=articles |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2013.10.002 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
