TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Economic Analyses of the Deterrent Effect of Punishment: A Review
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Palmer, J.
SP  - 4
EP  - 21
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - Whether or not the threat of punishment deters crime is one of the oldest and most controversial issues in criminal justice. The purpose of this article is to familiarize other social scientists with the theoretical models, data sets, and statistical methods used by economists who have analyzed the effect of the threat of punishment on criminal behavior.<p />
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SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002242787701400102
ID  - ref1
ER  -