Mental health and substance use disorders are highly prevalent among incarcerated
individuals. Many prisoners reenter the community without receiving any specialized …

In recent years, numerous observers have raised concerns about “policing for profit,” or the
deployment of law enforcement resources to raise revenue rather than to provide public …

This article considers the possibility of simultaneously reducing crime, prison sentences, and
the tax burden of financing the criminal justice system by introducing rewards, which operate …

Universities are commonly imagined as “enlightened institutions” that leave no room for
discrimination. While studies from other countries and some studies from German …

There is no consensus in the economics of law enforcement literature regarding the likely
effects of wrongful convictions on deterrence. Although many assert that wrongful …

We investigate the role that political ideology plays in the selection process for articles in law
reviews. To do so, we match data on the political ideology of student editors from 15 top law …

Law-and-economics has an ex-middle problem. First, there is the problem of preserving
law's deterrent power, and its ability to influence later behavior, even when it is sensible to …

Abstract Ban-the-box (BTB) laws, which prevent employers from asking prospective
employees about their criminal histories at initial job screenings, are intended to increase …

Evidentiary rules for criminal trials disallow various forms of probative evidence.
Conventional wisdom assumes these rules benefit all defendants, whether guilty or …

Expungement mechanisms allow first-time offenders to seal their criminal record. Theory
predicts that the stigma of a criminal record can hinder the reintegration of criminals for …