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UC-San Diego: When Punishers Profit, People are More Likely to Break the Rules
August 20, 2025
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:

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When Punishers Profit, People are More Likely to Break the Rules

UC San Diego researchers show that paying enforcers to punish makes people less likely to cooperate with others, which has major implications for law-enforcement quotas, asset forfeiture, and for-profit prisons

By Christine Clark

Why do people coope . . .

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