James Prescott

James J. Prescott

Professor of Law
Member of University of Michigan Law School Faculty 2006-

Journal Articles

• "Portmanteau Ascendent: Post-Release Regulations and Sex Offender Recidivism." Conn. L. Rev. 48, no. 4 (2016): 1035-78.
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• Co-author. "Understanding Noncompetition Agreements: The 2014 Noncompete Survey Project." N. D. Bishara and E. Starr, co-authors. Mich. St. L. Rev. 2016, no. 2 (2016): 369-464.
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• Co-author. "Online Case Resolution Systems: Enhancing Access, Fairness, Accuracy, and Efficiency." M. A. Bulinski, co-author. Mich. J. Race & L. 21, no. 2 (2016): 205-49.
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• Co-author. "A Comprehensive Theory of Civil Settlement." K. E. Spier, co-author. N. Y. U. L. Rev. 91, no. 1 (2016): 59-143.
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• Co-author. "Process Costs and Police Discretion." C. Gerstein, co-author. Harvard L. Rev. F. 128 (2015): 268-88.
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• Co-author. "Trial and Settlement: A Study of High-Low Agreements." K. E. Spier and A. H. Yoon, co-authors. J. L. & Econ. 57, no. 3 (2014): 699-746.
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• Co-author. "Sex Offender Law and the Geography of Victimization." A. Y. Agan, co-author. J. Empirical Legal Stud. 11, no. 4 (2014): 786-828.
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• "Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Less Safe?" Regulation 35, no. 2 (2012): 48-55.
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• Co-author. "Do Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws Affect Criminal Behavior?" J. E. Rockoff, co-author. J. L. & Econ. 54, no. 1 (2011): 161-206.
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• "Child Pornography and Community Notification: How an Attempt to Reduce Crime Can Achieve the Opposite." Fed. Sent'g Rep. 24, no. 2 (2011): 93-101.
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• "The Challenges of Calculating the Benefits of Providing Access to Legal Services." Fordham Urb. L. J. 37, no. 1 (2010): 303-46.
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• Co-author. "Improving Criminal Jury Decision Making After the Blakely Revolution." S. Starr, co-author. U. Ill. L. Rev. 2006, no. 2 (2006): 301-56.
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Other Publications

• "Unclogging courts by resolving simple cases online." Bridge (May 19, 2016).
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• "Sexual Offenses." A. Agan, co-author. In Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, edited by J. Backhaus. New York: Springer, 2015.
• "Criminal Sanctions and Deterrence." In Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, edited by J. Backhaus. New York: Springer, 2015.

Reprints (Articles and other publications reprinted in full and Law Quadrangle)

• Co-author. "Trial and Settlement: a Study of High-Low Agreements." K. E. Spier and A. H. Yoon, co-authors. Comp. Stud. 80 (2015): 154-89

Works in Progress & Working Papers

• Co-author. Disaggregating Employment Protection: The Case of Disability Discrimination. C. Jolls, co-author. Harvard Public Law Working Paper, no. 106. Working Paper.
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• Co-author. Contracting on Litigation. K. E. Spier, co-author. University of Michigan Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-009. Working Paper.
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