RT Article
T1 Criminal contemplation, national context, and deterrence
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 27
IS 2
SP 225
OP 249
A1 Tittle, Charles R. 1939-
A2 Botchkovar, Ekaterina
A2 Antonaccio, Olena
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1413282245
AB Using random samples of adults from three European countries rarely surveyed about crime-related issues, this study seeks to identify, with more extensive indicators than is typical, individuals who are likely to contemplate the commission of criminal acts. Then, it assesses the contextual universality of deterrence claims by estimating the deterrent effectiveness of perceived formal and informal sanctions for theft and violence among crime contemplators in Greece, Russia, and Ukraine. With criminal contemplation taken into account, our findings confirm the patterns established in past research. Whereas the threat of formal punishment shows little deterrent effect, perceptions of informal sanctions appear to influence projected crime. However, supportive findings hold only in Russia and Ukraine. Overall, it appears that the deterrent effectiveness of sanctions may be to some extent contingent on cultural or contextual characteristics.
K1 Perceived sanctions
K1 Deterrence
K1 Greece
K1 Ukraine
K1 Russia
K1 Abschreckung
K1 Sanktionen
K1 Russland
K1 Griechenland
DO 10.1007/s10940-010-9104-8