The complementary role of distributive and criminal equity

IF 1.1 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Journal of Public Economic Theory Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI:10.1111/jpet.12708

Massimo D'Antoni, Avraham D. Tabbach

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Abstract

We conduct a theoretical analysis to explore how the distribution of wealth in society impacts the social costs of crime and law enforcement. We show that a reduction in inequality reduces these costs when enforcement and nonmonetary punishment are equitable, that is, they do not discriminate among offenders based on their wealth. However, when enforcement or nonmonetary punishment is discriminatory, a reduction in inequality may increase the social costs of crime and law enforcement, in particular when it occurs among poorer individuals. Thus, there is a complementarity between equity in criminal justice and distributional equity.

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分配公平与刑事公平的互补作用

我们通过理论分析来探讨社会财富分配如何影响犯罪和执法的社会成本。我们的研究表明，当执法和非货币惩罚是公平的，即不因罪犯的财富而区别对待时，不平等的减少会降低这些成本。然而，当执法或非货币惩罚具有歧视性时，不平等的减少可能会增加犯罪和执法的社会成本，尤其是当不平等发生在较贫穷的个人身上时。因此，刑事司法公平与分配公平是相辅相成的。

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Journal of Public Economic Theory ECONOMICS-

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