improve their marks over time. This suggests that this correctional intervention also reduces selfishness. -- Crime ; Prison … calls for more refined versions of utility in rational choice theories of crime. Prisoners do not give less than average … because they are excessively selfish. Finally those who receive better marks at prison school give more, as do those who …

calls for more refined versions of utility in rational choice theories of crime. Prisoners do not give less than average … because they are excessively selfish. Finally those who receive better marks at prison school give more, as do those who …

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 … correlates with inmates’ offenses against in-prison regulation. Altogether, these findings suggest that criminal identity plays a …

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 … others. To test this theory, we exploit that it posits inequity aversion to be a personality trait. We can therefore test it …

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 … others. To test this theory, we exploit that it posits inequity aversion to be a personality trait. We can therefore test it …

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

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 … regular citizens do not become more dishonest in response to crime-related reminders. Moreover, our experimental measure of …

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 … regular citizens do not become more dishonest in response to crime-related reminders. Moreover, our experimental measure of …

characteristics of the young offenders. The juvenile punishment experiment was initially conducted in certain criminal courts only and …