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The Economic Case For Rewards Over Imprisonment, Brian D. Galle
The Economic Case For Rewards Over Imprisonment, Brian D. Galle
Indiana Law Journal
There seems to be a growing social consensus that the United States imprisons far too many people for far too long. But reform efforts have slowed in the face of a challenging question: How can we reduce reliance on prisons while still discouraging crime, particularly violent crime? Through the 1970s, social scientists believed the answer was an array of what I will call preventive benefits: drug and mental health treatment, housing, and even unconditional cash payments. But early evaluations of these programs failed to find much evidence that they were successful, confirming a then-developing economic theory that predicted the programs …
How (Not) To Implement Cost As A Sentencing Factor, Ryan W. Scott
How (Not) To Implement Cost As A Sentencing Factor, Ryan W. Scott
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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The Prisoner's Dilemma And Mutual Trust: Comment, Robert L. Birmingam
The Prisoner's Dilemma And Mutual Trust: Comment, Robert L. Birmingam
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Book Review. M. H. Smith, Prisons And A Changing Civilisation, Jerome Hall
Book Review. M. H. Smith, Prisons And A Changing Civilisation, Jerome Hall
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