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The effects of remand and bail on efficient sentences

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  • Pyne, Derek

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A deterrence model with comparative static analyses is used to study efficient sentences when trials are not immediate. Depending on relative costs and the disutility of jail and prison, as well as the foresight of potential criminals, efficient credit for presentence incarceration ranges from zero to more than one-for-one. Effects on sentences of those on bail is ambiguous.

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  • Pyne, Derek, 2017. "The effects of remand and bail on efficient sentences," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 154(C), pages 51-54.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:154:y:2017:i:c:p:51-54
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.02.020
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    Keywords

    Remand; Bail; Crime;
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    JEL classification:

    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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