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Comment by chrisweekly

5 years ago

> I saw once that the likelihood of a crime is s function of likelihood of getting caught and the severity of the punishment

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rfurmani  5 years ago

It sounds like this has been largely debunked, based on the research cited in The Honest Truth about Dishonesty https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Truth-About-Dishonesty-Everyon...

  • thelittleone  5 years ago

    In practice places like the UAE are examples. Where there is severe punishment for theft. Diamond shops will leave diamonds in front of you while they tend to other customers.

thelittleone  5 years ago

The above was taught during a lecture at business school. A quick search found this link which infers the above along with some interesting other points related to the subject.

"The certainty of being caught is a vastly more powerful deterrent than the punishment"

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1...