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Does Three Strikes Deter?
- Source :
- Journal of Human Resources; Spring2007, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p308-330, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- We take advantage of the fortuitous randomization of trial outcome to provide a novel strategy to identify the deterrent effect exclusive of incapacitation. We compare the post-sentencing criminal activity of criminals who were convicted of a strikeable offense with those who were tried for a strikeable offense but convicted of a nonstrikeable offense. As a robustness check, we also make this comparison in states without three-strikes laws. The identification strategy lets us estimate the deterrent effect nonparametrically using data solely from the three-strikes era. We find that California's three-strike legislation significantly reduces felony arrest rates among the class of criminals with two strikes by 17-20 percent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022166X
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Resources
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24562734
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.XLII.2.309