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The Incapacitative Effect of Imprisonment: Some Estimates
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The incapacitative effect of imprisonment has been extensively studied in the literature as discussed by the authors and it has been shown that physical segregation of prison inmates prevents them from engaging in some criminal activity during the period of their confinement.Abstract:
Recent research on the functions of imprisonment has begun to provide quantitative, empirical knowledge of its rehabilitative and deterrent effects.' Much less is known, however, about the incapacitative effect of imprisonment. While it has long been understood that the physical segregation of prison inmates prevents them from engaging in some criminal activity (as well as much non-criminal activity) during the period of their confinement, quantitative estimates of the size of this effect have been lacking.2 Leaving aside all deterrent or rehabilitative and counter-rehabilitative effects, it is of some interest to know whetherread more
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Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory of participation in illegitimate activities is developed and tested against data on variations in index crimes across states in the United States and behavioral implications are derived using the state preference approach to behavior under uncertainty.
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Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
TL;DR: In this article, a theory of participation in illegitimate activities is developed and tested against data on variations in index crimes across states in the United States and behavioral implications are derived using the state preference approach to behavior under uncertainty.