Classical deterrence theory revisited: An empirical analysis of Police Force Areas in England and Wales

The severity, certainty and celerity (swiftness) of punishment are theorised to influence offending through deterrence. Yet celerity is rarely included in empirical studies of criminal activity and the three deterrence factors have never been analysed in one empirical model. We address this gap with...

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Main Author: Abramovaite, Juste (Author)
Contributors: Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha ; Bhattacharya, Samrat ; Cowen, Nick
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 20, Issue: 5, Pages: 1663-1680
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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