Certainty, severity, and their relative deterrent effects: Questioning the implications of the role of risk in criminal deterrence policy

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-74

  Mendes, Silvia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842709097     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0190-292X.2004.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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