Linking Actual and Perceived Certainty of Punishment

An Exploratory Study of an Untested Proposition in Deterrence Theory

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ID9680552
AutoresJerry Parker, Jerry C Parker (0000-0001-7784-1199, Florida Atlantic University, autor correspondente), Harold G Grasmick (University of Oklahoma)
Ano1979
Volume17
Fascículo3
Páginas366-379
Data de publicação1979-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCriminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1979.tb01302.x
OpenAlexW2120607912
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas29
Referências citadas14

An untested proposition in deterrence theory is that people's perceptions of the certainty of arrest in a community are influenced by their exposure to information about crimes committed in the community which have and have not resulted in arrest. We examine the effects of two sources of information on people k perceptions of the certainty of arrest in a community: (1) newspaper crime stories and (2) personal experiences with crimes and the personal experiences of one's acquaintances. Only the latter appear to influence people's estimates of the certainty of arrest

Certainty · Criminology · Deterrence (psychology · Deterrence theory · Epistemology · Exploratory research · Newspaper · Perception · Political science · Proposition · Punishment (psychology · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence