Deterrent Effects of Arrests and Imprisonment in the United States, 1960-1977

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Principal Investigator(s): Pogue, Thomas F.

Summary: Emerging from the tradition of econometric models of deterrence and crime, this study attempts to improve estimates of how crime rates are affected by the apprehension and punishment of persons charged with criminal activity. These data are contained in two files: Part 1, State Data, consists of a panel of observations from each of the 50 states and contains information on crime rates, clearance rates, length of time served, probability of imprisonment, socioeconomic factors such as unemployment... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07973.v1

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