RT Article
T1 Deterrence and the tipping effect
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 6
IS 2
SP 7
OP 15
A1 Brown, Stephen E.
LA English
YR 1981
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764204220
AB Previous research has focused on certaintyznty of punishment as one. factor. upon which any dzterrent effect of punishment might be contingent and Auggested that it must reach a critical tipping level before the deterrent effect becomes evident. Using data on index crimes and clearance. rates for. Virginia cities and counties, bupport was found for both the. deterrent effect and the exlstenee of a tipping level. Attention was directed towand a more precise specification of the form of the tipping effect, suggesting that there is a single critical tipping level and that it occurs at a relatively low level of certainty of punihment.
K1 Index Crime
K1 High Certainty
K1 Deterrent Effect
K1 Crime Rate
K1 Clearance Rate
DO 10.1007/BF02887393