Does the perceived risk of punishment deter criminally prone individuals? Rational choice, self-control, and crime

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-213

  Wright, Bradley R E ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^b,c   Moffitt, Terrie E ^d   Paternoster, Ray ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Dunedin Multidisc Hlth/Devmt S ^*  (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal propensity; Deterrence theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINOLOGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; THEORY;

EID: 4043110723     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427803260263     Document Type: Article

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