The Moderating Effects of Informal Social Control in the Sanctions-Compliance Nexus

Deterrence researchers have abandoned a one-size-fits-all approach and identified a wide range of individual characteristics (e.g., low self-control, emotional arousal) associated with the decision to offend. Comparatively less attention has been given to the moderating effects of purely situational...

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Authors: Worrall, John L. (Author) ; Els, Nicole (Author) ; Piquero, Alex R. (Author) ; TenEyck, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 341-357
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Keywords:
Severity
Certainty
Informal Social Control
Deterrability
Deterrence