@article{mungan_behavioral_2014,
	title = {A behavioral justification for escalating punishment schemes},
	volume = {37},
	issn = {0144-8188},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144818813000756},
	doi = {10.1016/j.irle.2013.10.002},
	abstract = {The standard two-period law enforcement model is considered in a setting where individuals usually, but not exclusively, commit crimes only after comparing expected costs and benefits. Where escalating punishment schemes are present, there is an inherent value in keeping a clean criminal record; a person with a record may unintentionally become a repeat offender if he fails to exert self-control, and be punished more severely. If the punishment for repeat offenders is sufficiently high, one may rationally forgo the opportunity of committing a profitable crime today to avoid being sanctioned as a repeat offender in the future. Therefore, partial deterrence can be achieved at a very low cost through the use of escalating penalties, providing a behavioral justification for punishing repeat offenders more severely.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2020-12-07},
	journal = {International Review of Law and Economics},
	author = {Mungan, Murat C.},
	month = mar,
	year = {2014},
	keywords = {D03, Deterrence, Escalating penalties, K00, K10, K14, K40, K42, Lapse, Law enforcement, Recidivism, Repeat offenders, Weak-will},
	pages = {189--197},
}

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