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​Comment: Deterrence takes a beating as cartelists around the world sidestep jail sentences

By Laurel Henning and James Panichi ( May 24, 2019, 05:13 GMT | Comment) -- New Zealand recently adopted tough new criminal-cartel legislation that included high penalties and jail sentences of up to seven years. Part of the new law’s appeal has been the deterrence factor of the jail sentences, with the prospect of spending years on the wrong side of a cell door believed to be enough to prompt even the boldest of cartelists to think again. Yet, international experience would suggest that criminal-cartel laws that include tough jail terms don’t actually send that many people to prison; this, in turn, indicates that prosecutors hoping to use the threat of incarceration to scare off potential cartelists may need to think again.When New Zealand’s plans to introduce tough, new criminal-cartel offenses came under fire from the country’s opposition earlier this year, supporters of the proposed measures were quick to play down the significance of the changes....

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