Deterrence, Choice, and Crime, Volume 23: Contemporary Perspectives
Daniel S. Nagin, "Deterrence, Choice, and Crime, Volume 23: Contemporary Perspectives "
English | ISBN: 0367410036 | 2019 | 432 pages | EPUB | 1033 KB
English | ISBN: 0367410036 | 2019 | 432 pages | EPUB | 1033 KB
Deterrence, Choice, and Crime explores the various dimensions of modern deterrence theory, relevant research, and practical applications. Beginning with the classical roots of deterrence theory in Cesare Beccaria’s profoundly important contributions to modern criminological thought, the book draws out the many threads in contemporary criminology that are explicitly mentioned or at least hinted by Beccaria. These include sanction risk perceptions and their behavioral consequences, the deterrent efficacy of the certainty versus the severity of punishment, the role of celerity of punishment in the deterrence process, informal versus formal deterrence, and individual differences in deterrence.
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