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Essays on deterrence

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Nov 27, 2024ACX

Prison And Crime: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott analyzes research on whether longer prison sentences reduce crime, examining studies on deterrence, incapacitation, and aftereffects, to conclude that while prison does decrease crime through incapacitation, it's less cost-effective than other methods like policing.

97 min read 15,033 words

Apr 20, 2010LW

Eight Short Studies On Excuses

Scott uses eight game theory scenarios to show that excuses are evaluated not on truth or morality, but on whether accepting them would undermine credible commitment to rules, since accepting one excuse means accepting all equally good ones.

21 min read 3,212 words

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