Certainty of Arrest and Crime Rates: A Further Test of the Deterrence Hypothesis
- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Forces
- Vol. 52 (4) , 455-462
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/52.4.455
Abstract
Data concerning certainty of arrest and crime are analyzed for cities and counties in the state of Florida. The results support a deterrent argument but suggest that certainty of punishment must reach a critical level before an effect on crime rate can be observed. It is argued that contemporary theories of deviance would profit from inclusion of deterrence ideas.Keywords
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