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Since the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), the average length of secure custody sentences has declined, except for more serious crimes such as homicide.
Investors
Persons or organizations that invest funds anticipating financial profits in return.
Expectations Theory
With respect to dividends: a dividend that’s lower than expected will be taken as a negative by investors even if it is larger than previous dividends. A variation on the signaling effect of dividends. With respect to interest rates: A theory explaining the shape of the yield curve. The curve slopes up or down depending on whether expectations about future interest and inflation rates are increasing or decreasing.
Signaling Effect
The signaling effect refers to the idea that actions by a company can provide information to investors about its future prospects.
Dividend Increase
An action by a company to raise the amount of money paid to its shareholders as dividends.
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