Certainty and severity of sanctions in classical and behavioral models of deterrence: A survey

This survey summarizes the classical fundamentals of modern deterrence theory, covers major theoretical and empirical findings on the impact of certainty and severity of punishment (and the interplay thereof) as well as underlying methodological problems, gives an overview of limitations and extensions motivated by recent findings of behavioral economics and discusses 'rational' deterrence strategies in subcultural societies.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Entorf, Horst
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Strafe \| Kriminalitätsökonomik \| Verhaltensökonomik \| economics of crime \| behavioral economics \| deterrence \| survey

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 6516
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	715986554 [GVK] hdl:10419/58854 [Handle]
Classification:	K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior ; H0 - Public Economics. General
Source:	EconStor

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