A deterrence model with comparative static analyses is used to study efficient sentences when trials are not immediate. Depending on relative costs and the disutility of jail and prison, as well as the foresight of potential criminals, efficient credit for presentence incarceration ranges from zero to more than one-for one. Effects on sentences of those on bail is ambiguous. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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