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Consolidation of Prosecutor Offices

Bryan Mccannon
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We investigate the impact of the consolidation of local agencies publicly providing services, focusing on the prosecution of crime. In many states in the United States, prosecution is a county office with a head prosecutor directing decisions. Other states merge counties into prosecutorial districts. We show that, along with the cost savings that arises, the evidence suggests that prosecutorial services benefit from increasing returns to scale. The efficiency of prosecutorial output is higher in consolidated districts. Further, we show that it is not owing to differing outcomes of the criminal justice system but to fewer inputs used.

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hal-03104979 , version 1 (10-01-2021)

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Claudio Detotto, Bryan Mccannon. Consolidation of Prosecutor Offices. Journal of Law and Courts, 2020, 8 (2), pp.229-246. ⟨10.1086/709909⟩. ⟨hal-03104979⟩
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