Deterrence: A review of the evidence by a criminologist for economists

Annual Review of Economics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-105

  Nagin, Daniel S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

capital punishment; imprisonment; police; sanction risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882650202     PISSN: 19411383     EISSN: 19411391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-economics-072412-131310     Document Type: Review

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