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Time to punishment: the effects of a shorter criminal procedure on crime rates
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SYSNO ASEP 0441168 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Time to punishment: the effects of a shorter criminal procedure on crime rates Author(s) Dušek, Libor (NHU-N) RID Source Title International Review of Law and Economics. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0144-8188
Roč. 43, August (2015), s. 134-147Number of pages 14 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords criminal procedure ; deterrence ; law enforcement Subject RIV AH - Economics Institutional support NHU-N - RVO:67985998 UT WOS 000362610400014 EID SCOPUS 84949094006 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2014.04.007 Annotation A shorter and simpler criminal procedure may affect crime rates by increasing the perceived severity of punishment and by inducing a reallocation of police enforcement resources. I investigate the impacts of a criminal procedure reform in the Czech Republic that allowed certain less serious offenses to be prosecuted via a simplified (fast-track) procedure. The share of cases actually prosecuted via the fast-track procedure varied substantially across police districts and offenses, which provides the basis for the identification strategy. The shorter procedure had very different effects on ordinary crimes reported by the victims compared with crimes that are identified mostly by police enforcement efforts. Specifically, it led to a substantial increase in the number of recorded criminal offenses associated with driving. This finding is best rationalized by a reallocation of police enforcement effort towards crimes that have low enforcement costs. I also find some, albeit rather weak, evidence of a deterrent effect on burglary and embezzlement. Workplace Economics Institute Contact Tomáš Pavela, pavela@cerge-ei.cz, Tel.: 224 005 122 Year of Publishing 2016
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