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Individual Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System

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Lochner, Lance·2007·The American Economic Review
DOI 10.1257/000282807780323505
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This paper empirically examines belief updating of the perceived probability of arrest and its criminal deterrence effects using two longitudinal data sources. While beliefs about the probability of arrest are positively correlated with local official arrest rates, they are unresponsive to information acquired from random individuals and local neighborhood conditions. Importantly, perceptions respond to changes in an individual's criminal and arrest history. Young males who engage in crime without getting arrested revise their perceived probability of arrest downward, while those who are arrested revise their probability upward. Estimates suggest that beliefs about the probability of arrest significantly deter crime. (JEL K42)

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Authors
Lochner, L.
Venue
The American Economic Review
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2007-03-01
Volume
97
Issue
1
Pages
444-460
ISSN
0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/000282807780323505
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W1989558503
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362
References
36
FWCI
25.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
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