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Rational probation decisions for juvenile delinquents

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Assuming a risk of innocent conviction and fully rational individuals, the current study addresses the effects of immediate punishment and probation rules. Strict dominance of a probation rule requires that the judicial system is highly unreliable and, at the same time, learning over criminal careers is strong. Else, an optimal punishment scheme can always be based on either regularly offering probation or appropriate immediate punishments.

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  1. Faculty of Law, Economics, and Public Administration, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Box D144, 78457 Konstanz, Germany (e-mail: oliver.fabel@uni-konstanz.de) , , , , , , DE

    Oliver Fabel

  2. CESifo Munich, Poschingerstr. 5, 81679 Munich, Germany (e-mail: meier@ifo.de) , , , , , , DE

    Volker Meier

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Received: July 2000 / Accepted: November 2001

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Fabel, O., Meier, V. Rational probation decisions for juvenile delinquents. Econ Gov 3, 249–274 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101010100044

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