Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure

Criminal law enforcement depends on public agents such as police officers, but the resulting agency problems are generally neglected. We develop an agency model of police behavior that emphasizes intrinsic motivation and self-selection. Drawing on experimental evidence on heterogeneous preferences f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of legal studies 2016-01, Vol.45 (1), p.105-141
Hauptverfasser:	Dharmapala, Dhammika, Garoupa, Nuno, McAdams, Richard H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Criminal procedure Government agencies Law enforcement Police
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