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Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
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Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts, 19 J. Legal Stud. 435 (1990).
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A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines, 35 J.L. & Econ. 133 (1992).
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A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals
August 19, 2026
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals, 81 Am. Econ. Rev. 618 (1991).
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Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement
August 19, 2026
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement, 81 J. Pub. Econ. 1 (2001).
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An Economic-Analysis of Threats and Their Illegality: Blackmail, Extortion, and Robbery
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, An Economic Analysis of Threats and Their Illegality: Blackmail, Extortion, and Robbery, 141 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1877 (1993).
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Steven Shavell, Criminal Law and the Optimal use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent, 85 Colum. L. Rev. 1232 (1985).
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Specific Versus General Enforcement of Law
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Specific Versus General Enforcement of Law, 99 J. Pol. Econ. 1088 (1991).
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The Advantage of Focusing Law Enforcement Effort
August 19, 2026
Henrik Lando & Steven Shavell, The Advantage of Focusing Law Enforcement Effort, 24 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 209 (2004).
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The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law
August 19, 2026
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law, in 1 Handbook of Law and Economics 403 (A. Mitchell Polinsky &…
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A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation, 42 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 13 (2015).
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A Georgetown professor trades her classroom for a police beat
August 19, 2026
Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr., A Georgetown Professor Trades Her Classroom for a Police Beat, Wash. Post, Feb. 12, 2021 (reviewing Rosa Brooks, Tangled Up in…
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Emergency Room Triage: A Review of “Real Justice”
August 19, 2026
Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. & Jeffrey Berman, Emergency Room Triage: A Review of “Real Justice,” FRONTLINE (Nov. 2000).
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Critical Issues for Defense Attorneys in Drug Court
August 19, 2026
Judge Karen Freeman-Wilson, Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. & Susan P. Weinstein, Critical Issues for Defense Attorneys in Drug Court (Nat’l Drug Ct. Inst. 2003).
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When Eyewitnesses Err
August 19, 2026
Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr., Letter to the Editor, When Eyewitnesses Err, Wash. Post., Apr. 21, 2003, at A22.
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Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. & David J. Carroll, Perspectives of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association: An Overview of the Failure of State Governments…
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Why We Need Good Police
August 19, 2026
Randall L. Kennedy, Why We Need Good Police, Dissent, Summer 2021, at 94.
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The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril
August 19, 2026
Randall Kennedy, The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril, Am. Prospect, June 19, 2020, at 6.
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The State, Criminal Law, and Racial Discrimination: A Comment
August 19, 2026
Randall L. Kennedy, The State, Criminal Law, and Racial Discrimination: A Comment, 107 Harv. L. Rev. 1255 (1994).
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The Justice System and Black America: After the Cheers
August 19, 2026
Randall Kennedy, The Justice System and Black America: After the Cheers, New Republic, Oct. 23, 1995, at 14.
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Suspect Policy
August 19, 2026
Randall L. Kennedy, Suspect Policy, New Republic, Sept. 13, 1999, at 30.
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Racial Trends in the Administration of Criminal Justice
August 19, 2026
Randall L. Kennedy, Racial Trends in the Administration of Criminal Justice, in America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences, vol. II (Neil J. Smelser, William…