Replication Data for: Misgovernance and Human Rights: The Case of Illegal Detention without Intenthttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Q5PV4USlough, TaraFariss, ChristopherHarvard Dataverse2020-03-092021-12-06T10:22:06ZExisting explanations of human rights abuses emphasize a strategic logic of repression. Yet certain classes of abuses may arise absent the intent to repress because of the misaligned bureaucratic incentives of state agents. To separate accounts of strategic repression from bureaucratic incentives, we study the responses of state agents working within the Haitian criminal justice system to a randomized free legal assistance intervention for detainees held in illegal pretrial detention. Legal assistance addresses moral hazard problems of the bureaucrats responsible for processing cases. We demonstrate that legal assistance accelerates case advancement and liberation, in line with the view that large scale human rights abuses in the justice system can result from poor governance and not repressive intent.Social SciencesHuman rightsBureaucracyJudicial processSlough, Tara and Christopher Fariss. 2021. "Misgovernance and Human Rights: The Case of Illegal Detention without Intent." <i>American Journal of Political Science</i> 65 (1): 148-65, doi, 10.1111/ajps.12529, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.125292020-03-09Slough, Tara2019-11-26The DHS Program. 2012. "Haïti: Enquête Mortalité, Morbidité et Utilisation des Services 2012." Data available at: https://dhsprogram.com/what-we-do/survey/survey-display-368.cfm. <br></br> Institute for Criminal Policy Research. 2017. “World Prison Brief.” Available at http://www. prisonstudies.org/. (Note: The data represent the most recent estimates reported as of June 2017.) <br></br> United States Department of State. 2007. "Haiti: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: 2006." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2008. "Haiti: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: 2007." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2009. "Haiti: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: 2008." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2010. "Haiti: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: 2009." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2011. "Country Human Rights Reports: Haiti 2010."https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2012. "Country Human Rights Reports: Haiti 2011." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2013. "Country Human Rights Reports: Haiti 2012." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2014. "Country Human Rights Reports: Haiti 2013." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2015. "Country Human Rights Reports: Haiti 2014." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0 <br></br> United States Department of State. 2016. "Country Human Rights Reports: Haiti 2015."https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27v5pmf6135giji/AAAwzdRD76tAuaNrx5NxVMdHa?dl=0HaitiThis dataset is made available with limited information on how it can be used. You may wish to communicate with the Contact(s) specified before use.