Does punishment of minor sexual offences deter rapes? Longitudinal evidence from France

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-71

  Vaillant, Nicolas Gérard ^a   Wolff, François Charles ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Broken windows theory; Marginal deterrence; Rapes; Sexual offences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954089212     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-009-9125-7     Document Type: Article

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