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Tracing the effects of reducing penalties on crime and prosecution

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  • Groff, Elizabeth R.
  • Ward, Jeffrey T.
  • Wartell, Julie

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To reduce overcrowding in prisons, California made two legislative changes: Assembly Bill 109 (AB 109) in 2011 and Proposition 47 (Prop 47) in 2014. Evidence suggests they were successful at reducing incarceration. However, there is limited understanding of how each of these changes, individually, affected crime and prosecution.

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  • Groff, Elizabeth R. & Ward, Jeffrey T. & Wartell, Julie, 2021. "Tracing the effects of reducing penalties on crime and prosecution," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:75:y:2021:i:c:s0047235221000519
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101831
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