We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity …. This effect is specific to individuals who have a criminal identity, because an additional placebo experiment shows that … salience on cheating. The results show that inmates cheat more when we exogenously render their criminal identity more salient …

We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum-security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity … render their criminal identity more salient in their minds. An additional placebo experiment with regular citizens shows that … the effect is specific to individuals with a criminal identity. Moreover, our experimental measure of dishonesty …

For a rational choice theorist, the absence of crime is more difficult to explain than its presence. Arguably, the … explain how imperfect criminal sanctions deter crime. The critical component of the theory is aversion against outperforming …

For a rational choice theorist, the absence of crime is more difficult to explain than its presence. Arguably, the … explain how imperfect criminal sanctions deter crime. The critical component of the theory is aversion against outperforming … the recipient is a charity. Prisoners give more, not less. -- Inequity aversion ; crime ; dictator game ; selfishness …

significant part of criminal peer exposure happens in prison, directly influenced by policymakers. This paper provides a broader … understanding of how peer effects shape criminal behavior among prison inmates, focusing on co-inmate impacts on recidivism and … criminal network formation. Using Norwegian register data on over 140,000 prison spells, we causally identify peer effects …

to resort to crime for income as well as reducing their likelihood of committing crimes impulsively under the influence … prevented drug offenders from using welfare benefits and food stamps. Using a difference-in-differences design, we find evidence … repeat offenders can be used to finance IAPs without significantly affecting deterrence due to the ineffectiveness of lengthy …

Criminal law and economics rests on the expectation that deterrence incentives can be employed to reduce crime. Prison … study employs an extra-laboratory experiment in a German prison to test the effectiveness of deterrence. Subjects either …

We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity …. This effect is specific to individuals who have a criminal identity, because an additional placebo experiment shows that … cheating correlates with inmates' offenses against in-prison regulation. Together, these findings suggest that criminal identity …

We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity …. This effect is specific to individuals who have a criminal identity, because an additional placebo experiment shows that … salience on cheating. The results show that inmates cheat more when we exogenously render their criminal identity more salient …