Prison Sentencing and Criminal Activity: A Dynamic Model

Jacques Pelletan

Revue d'économie politique, 2020, vol. 130, issue 4, 659-681

Abstract: A dynamic model of time allocation between labor and criminal activity is developed, assuming that these activities are substitutable. Our attention specially focuses on the long-term influence of prison sentence on criminal activity. Two extensions are discussed to remove the undetermined impact of an increase in repression: heavier penalty for repeat offenders and ?enhanced human capital? sanctions.

Keywords: Crime; Time allocation; Sanction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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