Management
zahra sakiani; seyyedabbas vaezi
Abstract
It is obvious that a large part of the quality of a judicial system depends on the quality of the decisions that judges make. Even judges with high experience and knowledge may make some mistakes, but it is expected that judges do not make systematic mistakes. However, despite the fact that, based on ...
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It is obvious that a large part of the quality of a judicial system depends on the quality of the decisions that judges make. Even judges with high experience and knowledge may make some mistakes, but it is expected that judges do not make systematic mistakes. However, despite the fact that, based on the results of some studies in the field of behavioural economics, in various parts of judicial decision-making, including discovering the facts of the case, assigning criminal responsibility, and especially determining the punishment for criminals, there may be factors that influence the decision-making of judges, which from a normative and logical point of view should not be. Behavioural economics is a branch of economics that tries to make economic assumptions more realistic by using sciences such as psychology and sociology. So describing judicial decisions by using cognitive biases make it closer to the field of criminal sociology and judicial psychology. Recognizing that factors beyond legal issues can influence judicial decisions and judges' behaviours provides the basis for interdisciplinary approaches to explaining judicial decisions and judges' behaviour. This descriptive-analytical article seeks to explain the above factors and identify possible solutions to improve judicial decisions and increase judicial justice. The proposed solutions can be summarized in the form of in-service training of judges and a more appropriate architecture of decision-making structures.
Criminal Law
Hamid Bahremand; Zahra Sakiani
Abstract
Behavioral economics is a branch of economics that seeks to modify the hypotheses of neoclassical economics using the findings of other sciences, especially psychology. This article examines from the perspective of behavioral economics what factors can be effective in criminals' decision to commit a ...
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Behavioral economics is a branch of economics that seeks to modify the hypotheses of neoclassical economics using the findings of other sciences, especially psychology. This article examines from the perspective of behavioral economics what factors can be effective in criminals' decision to commit a crime. To this end, some cognitive biases and exploratory rules, each of which is somehow related to gathering information to commit a crime and assessing the certainty and severity of punishments are explained and their implications for policy-making are noted.Of course, it should be noted that many of the issues that will be addressed have not been specifically tested in the decisions of criminals, but they are discoveries and cognitive biases that exist in general and among many human beings. Given that the application of findings obtained in a context other than the commission of a crime may have results that are not directly applicable in the context of the commission of the crime, it seems that conducting empirical research to assess these cases in the decision to commit a crime in particular can increase the accuracy of these findings. As will be stated in the article, sometimes due to the existence of some biases and exploratory rules, it is not possible to believe in the economic analysis of criminal behavior that increasing the severity and certainty of punishments reduces crime and sometimes other factors are needed to increase the severity and certainty of the punishments should be considered. It seems that considering these cases can help to increase the effectiveness of policies against crimes and be useful in explaining cases where policies against crimes have not been effective or less effective.