Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Matteo Rizzolli 
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo  
Author-X-Name-Last: Rizzolli
Author-Email: m.rizzolli@lumsa.it
Author-Workplace-Name: LUMSA University
Title: Adjudication: Type-I and Type-II Errors

Abstract: Adjudicative procedures meant at establishing truth about facts on defendants’ behavior are naturally prone to errors: defendants can be found guilty/liable when they truly were not (type-I errors) or they can be acquitted when they should have been convicted (type-II errors). These errors alter the incentives of defendants to comply with norms. We review the literature with a particular focus on type-I errors. 
Length: 14 pages
Creation-Date: 2016-12
Publication-Status: 
File-URL: https://repec.lumsa.it/wp/wpC15.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: wpC15
Classification-JEL: K4
Keywords: type-I errors, wrongful convictions; justice concerns, burden of proof, deterrence; law enforcement
Handle: RePEc:lsa:wpaper:wpC15