The Paradox of Punishment Reflections on the Economics of Criminal Justice /

• Main Author: Miceli, Thomas J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Law and economics.; Behavioral economics.; Criminal law.; Welfare economics.; Law and Economics.; Behavioral/Experimental Economics.; Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.

This book explores the insights that can be gained by looking at the criminal justice system from an economic point of view. It provides an economic analysis of the institutional structure and function of the criminal justice system, how its policies are formulated, and how they affect behavior. Yet...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Prologue: The Paradox of Punishment
• 2. The Social Cost of Crime: Deterrence
• 3. Crime as Exchange: Retribution
• 4. Sentencing Guidelines and Judicial Discretion: Balancing Deterrence and Retribution
• 5. Plea Bargaining: Negotiated Justice
• 6. Repeat Offenders: Marginal Deterrence and Redemption
• 7. Individual versus Collective Responsibility: It Takes a Village
• 8. The Limits of Punishment: Of Angels and Bad Men
• 9: Epilogue: What Have We Learned?.