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| Title: | | Is being 'soft on crime' the solution to rising crime rates? Evidence from Germany  |
| Authors: | | Entorf, Horst Spengler, Hannes |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA discussion papers 3710 |
| Abstract: | | Based on a theoretical framework on informal, custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 19772001, a comprehensive system of criminal prosecution indicators is derived and subsequently related to the incidence of six major offence categories using panel-econometrics. Empirical evidence suggests that the criminal policy of diversion failed as increasing shares of dismissals by prosecutors and judges enhance crime rates in Germany. Crime is significantly deterred by higher clearance and conviction rates, while the effects of indicators representing type (fine, probation, imprisonment) and severity (length of prison sentence, size of fine) of punishment are often small and insignificant. |
| Subjects: | | Econometrics of crime evaluation of policy reforms panel econometrics |
| JEL: | | K14 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-2008101483 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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