The Immediate Consequences of Federal Pretrial Detention

IF 1 3区社会学 Q3 ECONOMICS

American Law and Economics Review Pub Date : 2020-01-17 DOI:10.1093/aler/ahz012

Didwania S.

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Abstract

Unlike the cash-bail regimes that are prevalent in state courts, federal courts rarely use money bail as a condition of pretrial release. Nonetheless, this article presents evidence that pretrial release influences case outcomes for federal defendants. Using case data spanning 71 federal district courts, the article suggests that pretrial release reduces a defendant’s sentence and increases the probability that they will receive a sentence below the recommended sentencing range. Pretrial release also appears to lessen the probability that a defendant will receive a mandatory minimum sentence when one is charged. The analysis exploits variation in magistrate judges’ propensities to release defendants pending trial, which allows magistrate judge leniency to serve as an instrumental variable for pretrial release. The article also provides suggestive evidence that pretrial release affects case outcomes through two channels: first, by giving defendants the opportunity to present mitigating evidence at sentencing and second, by making it easier for defendants to earn a sentencing reduction by providing assistance to the government.

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联邦审前拘留的直接后果

摘要与州法院普遍采用的现金保释制度不同，联邦法院很少将现金保释作为审前释放的条件。尽管如此，本文提出的证据表明审前释放会影响联邦被告的案件结果。通过对71个联邦地区法院的案件数据的分析，这篇文章表明审前释放可以减少被告的刑期，并增加他们被判低于建议量刑范围的可能性。审前释放似乎也降低了被告在被指控时获得强制性最低刑期的可能性。该分析利用了地方法官在审前释放被告倾向上的差异，这使得地方法官的宽大程度可以作为审前释放的工具变量。这篇文章还提供了暗示性的证据，表明审前释放通过两个渠道影响案件结果:第一，让被告有机会在量刑时提出减刑证据;第二，让被告更容易通过向政府提供援助来获得减刑。

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American Law and Economics Review Multiple-

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1.60

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期刊介绍： The rise of the field of law and economics has been extremely rapid over the last 25 years. Among important developments of the 1990s has been the founding of the American Law and Economics Association. The creation and rapid expansion of the ALEA and the creation of parallel associations in Europe, Latin America, and Canada attest to the growing acceptance of the economic perspective on law by judges, practitioners, and policy-makers.