The stability of punishment: A follow-up of Blumstein's hypothesis
Because of the intrinsic relativity of social tolerance toward crime, the rate of punishment that a given society inflicts on its criminals is expected to remain relatively constant over the long term, in spite of social changes and increasing or decreasing crime rates. This paper reconstructs the p...
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Language: | English |
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1986
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1986, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-180 |
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