Why do we punish? deterrence and just deserts as motives for punishment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 284-299

  Carlsmith, Kevin M ^a,b,c   Darley, John M ^a,b   Robinson, Paul H ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEW JERSEY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 0036692076     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.83.2.284     Document Type: Review

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