@article{ref1,
title="Should the Standard of Proof be Lowered to Reduce Crime?",
journal="International review of law and economics",
year="2005",
author="Ognedal, Tone",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="45-61",
abstract="Lowering the standard of proof to increase the conviction rate may increase crime. Even though a lower standard of proof gives a higher expected penalty for all crimes, it reduces the expected penalty for serious crimes relative to the expected penalty for less serious crimes. Consequently, a lower standard of proof is less effective in deterring serious crime. As the proportion of agents with a low opportunity cost if crime increases, the standard of proof should be increased.<p />",
language="",
issn="0144-8188",
doi="10.1016/j.irle.2005.05.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2005.05.002"
}