The Dynamics of Deterrence

Because punishment is scarce, costly, and painful, optimal enforcement strategies will minimize the amount of actual punishment required to effectuate deterrence. If potential offenders are sufficiently deterrable, increasing the conditional probability of punishment (given violation) can reduce the...

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Publié dans:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences. - 106(2009), 34, Seite 14230-14235
Auteur principal: Kleiman, Mark (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Kilmer, Beau, Schelling, Thomas C.
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Sujets:crime enforcement game theory positive feedback tipping Political science Economics Social sciences Behavioral sciences Mathematics Law