Crime, Deterrence, and Rational Choice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5249403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irving Piliavin, Rosemary Gartner, Craig Thornton (0000-0003-1927-9198), Ross L Matsueda |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101 |
| Publication date | 1986-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095480 |
| OpenAlex | W2029391668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 172 |
| References cited | 7 |
This study examines the deterrent effect of formal sanctions on criminal behavior. While most research on deterrence assumes a rational-choice model of criminal decision-making, few studies consider all of the major elements of the model. In particular, three critical limitations characterize the empirical literature on deterrence: the failure to establish a causal ordering of sanctions and crime consistent with their temporal ordering; the focus on conventional populations and nonserious criminal acts, which are of less interest to the question of how society controls its members; and the inattention to the return or reward component of the decision-making process. To address these issues, we specify, estimate, and test a rational-choice model of crime on data that were collected on individuals, gathered within a longitudinal design, and derived from three distinct populations of persons at high risk of formal sanction. The results support the reward component of the rational-choice model, but fail to support the cost or deterrent component, as measured by perceived risks of formal sanctions. (abstract Adapted from Source: American Sociological Review, 1986. Copyright © 1986 by the American Sociological Association) Legal Sanctions Crime Prevention Deterrence Rational Choice Theory Adult Crime 07-02
Criminology · Deterrence (psychology · Economics · Political science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Psychology
The Neuropsychology of Juvenile Delinquency
Drugs and the law
Perceptual Research on General Deterrence
Kriminalität im Alltag
Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior
Jugend, Recht und Kriminalität
Zero Tolerance
Does the Perceived Risk of Punishment Deter Criminally Prone Individuals? Rational Choice, Self-Control, and Crime
Identifying “deterrable” offenders
Rational Choice and Developmental Influences on Recidivism Among Adolescent Felony Offenders
Generalizing general strain theory
Sanctions, Perceptions, and Crime
Estimating the Effect of State Zero Tolerance Laws on Exclusionary Discipline, Racial Discipline Gaps, and Student Behavior
Individual Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System
The deterrent effect of the perceived certainty and severity of punishment
Revisiting the tautology problem in rational choice theory
Restrictive deterrence in Hong Kong drug dealing
Focal Visual Attention in Crime Decision Making
Identification Problems in Probabilistic Measures of Perceived Arrest Risk
Estimating Latent Preferences for Crime
Walking Into the Sunset
Differenzielle Abschreckbarkeit als Evidenzgrundlage negativer Generalprävention – Eine Bestandsaufnahme der kriminologischen Wissensbasis
Rational choice models of crime decision‐making
Individual Differences, Cost Perceptions, and Deterrence of Drunk Driving Among Samples of Incarcerated Individuals
The Influence of Formal and Informal Sanctions on Offending
Decision Making in the Real World
Murderer vs investigator
Czy bieda czyni złodzieja? Związki między bezrobociem, ubóstwem a przestępczością
A Framework for Addressing Violence and Serious Crime
Motherhood and Crime
Whistleblowing and the Control of Organizational Misconduct
Danger and the Decision to Offend
Ballot Manipulation and the 'Menace of Negro Domination
Reckless behavior in adolescence
Specifying the direct and indirect effects of low self-control and situational factors in offenders' decision making
Cognitive Processes Underlying Drug-Related Recidivism
War Abroad and Homicides at Home
We Know Where You Are, What You Are Doing and We Will Catch You
Crime and Work
Criminalidad homicida, capitalismo y democracia
Perceptual saturation in deterrence
Outcomes of the Decision to Terminate Drug Abuse
Differences between criminal justice majors and noncriminal justice majors in determinants of test cheating intentions
Minors’ tobacco possession law violations and intentions to smoke
Use of tobacco products to advertise music events in Dunedin, New Zealand, 2003
Production, perceptions, and punishment
A qualitative examination of the effects of international counter-drug interdictions
The Socially Bounded Decision Making of Persistent Property Offenders
Capital and Punishment
Contagio e contatto
Construction and Deconstruction of a Homicide Reduction Policy
Expanding Horizons of Risk in Criminology
Desistance from terrorism
Gender differences in rational decisions on shoplifting
Objective Risks and Individual Perceptions of Those Risks
Illegal Roaming and File Manipulation on Target Computers
Behavioral criminology and public policy
Toward a penology of organizational offending
Crime rates and inequality
Research Examining Impacts of Attempts to Change Patterns of Alcohol Consumption and Related Behaviors
Explaining compliance with voluntary sustainability standards
Falling for Social Engineering
Illicit juvenile weapon possession
Reduction in Drunk Driving as a Response to Increased Threats of Shame, Embarrassment, and Legal Sanctions
Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century
Do the same risk and protective factors influence aggression toward partners and same‐sex others
Does cost–benefit analysis or self‐control predict involvement in bullying behavior by male prisoners
Assessing the perceived benefits—criminal offending relationship
Revisiting the generality of rational choice theory
The influence of emotion on rational decision making in sexual aggression
Applying deterrence theory in the context of corporate wrongdoing
Rational choice beyond the classroom
Advancing restrictive deterrence
Productive Addicts and Harm Reduction
Beeinflussen Sanktionsrisikoeinschätzungen das delinquente Handeln junger Menschen oder ist es umgekehrt
Soziale Schichtung Und Delinquenz
Social Osmosis and Patterns of Crime
Age, Differential Expectations, and Crime Desistance
The Influence of Testosterone on Deviance in Adulthood
The Differential Risk of Retaliation by Relational Distance
The Application and Robustness of the Rational Choice Perspective in the Study of Intoxicated and Angry Intentions to Aggress
How people choose between criminal opportunities
Personal Capital and Social Control
Opportunities and Decisions
Incentives for Collective Deviance
Criminal Achievement, Offender Networks and the Benefits of Low Self‐control
The Interplay of Moral Norms and Instrumental Incentives in Crime Causation
Crack Dealers and Restrictive Deterrence
Time Aggregation and Time Lag in Macro‐level Deterrence Research
Structural predictors of choice
Can the group disincentivize offending? Considering opt‐out thresholds and decision reversals
Specific Deterrence in a Sample of Offenders Convicted of White Collar Crimes
Perceptual Deterrence Among Active Residential Burglars
On the Reliability and Validity of Self‐reported Illegal Earnings
Perceptual Deterrence and Drinking and Driving Among College Students
The Meaning of Arrest for Wife Assault
Self‐interest, Equity, and Crime Control
A Note on Perceptual Deterrence, Religiously Based Moral Condemnation, and Social Control
Testing a Rational Choice Model of Airline Hijackings
How environmental features and perceptions influence the perceived risks and rewards of criminal opportunities
| Unique citing works | 172 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,3 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2026 (41) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 169 |