Criminal Deterrence: A Review of the Literature

被引：335

作者：

Chalfin, Aaron ^{[1
]}

McCrary, Justin ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[3] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE | 2017年 / 55卷 / 01期

关键词：

NEW-YORK-CITY; HOT-SPOTS; CAPITAL-PUNISHMENT; GENERAL DETERRENCE; ELECTORAL CYCLES; ROUTINE ACTIVITIES; FIREARMS VIOLENCE; CRIME DETERRENCE; SANCTION THREATS; BUSINESS CYCLES;

D O I：

10.1257/jel.20141147

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We review economics research regarding the effect of police, punishments, and work on crime, with a particular focus on papers from the last twenty years. Evidence in favor of deterrence effects is mixed. While there is considerable evidence that crime is responsive to police and to the existence of attractive legitimate labor-market opportunities, there is far less evidence that crime responds to the severity of criminal sanctions. We discuss fruitful directions for future work and implications for public policy.

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页数：44

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