RT Article
T1 The distribution of deviance and exceeding the speed limit
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 36
IS 2
SP 169
OP 181
A1 Clarke, Ronald V. 1941-
LA English
YR 1996
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/163965707X
AB Some theorists have argued that the propensity to deviance, like certain other psychological traits, is normally distributed in the population. Others have maintained that, since deviance is socially defined, its distribution is inevitably skewed by laws, rules, and regulations in the direction of conformity. Support for both these positions can be found in empirical studies conducted more than 50 years ago, but there has been little relevant work since then. The present study, using data made available by the Illinois Department of Transportation, supports the former position in that observed speeds of 16.4 million cars on rural highways in the state were found to be normally distributed with the mean on the speed limit of 65 mph. Similar results were found for trucks, though the distribution was slightly skewed in the direction of non-conformity. The implications of these results for criminological theory and for controlling everyday crimes committed by ordinary people are discussed
K1 Normbefolgung
K1 Zusammenhänge
K1 Anlage-Umwelt
K1 Straßenverkehr
K1 Straßenverkehrsdelikte
K1 Kriminelles Verhalten
K1 Verteilungsform
K1 Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung
K1 Poisson-Verteilung
K1 Verhaltensgeltung
K1 Straßenverkehrsvorschriften
K1 Klassische Kriminalität
K1 USA
K1 Verkehrskriminalität