Stricter Community Supervision, More Recidivism? An Ego-Depletion Theory

Mungan Murat C. ()
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Mungan Murat C.: Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, USA

Review of Law & Economics, 2023, vol. 19, issue 2, 201-211

Abstract: Can stricter community supervision (i.e., parole and probation) requirements lead to an increase in recidivism? I investigate this question by constructing a law enforcement model in which individuals can incur costs to increase their degree of self-control. The analysis reveals that stricter community supervision can, in fact, increase recidivism if these investments lead to ego-depletion. This possibility therefore warrants empirical investigation, and policy makers ought to be mindful of it when determining the strictness of community supervision conditions.

Keywords: community supervision; parole; probation; recidivism; ego-depletion; self-control; impulsivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K0 K14 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1515/rle-2022-0088

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