Testing a Bayesian learning theory of deterrence among serious juvenile offenders

Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 667-698

  Anwar, Shamena ^a   Loughran, Thomas A ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Deterrence; Juvenile offenders; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961155015     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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