NCJ Number
26101
Journal
Social Forces Volume: 53 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 399-410
Date Published
1975
Length
12 pages
Annotation
CONTRADICTORY PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SANCTIONING DRAWN FROM CONTROL AND LABELING PERSPECTIVES ARE EVALUATED IN LIGHT OF EXTANT EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE.
Abstract
ALTHOUGH THE DATA FAVOR A DETERRENT RATHER THAN A SECONDARY DEVIANCE INTERPRETATION, CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUE REVEALS GROSS THEORETICAL INADEQUACY. THE FUNDAMENTAL TASK IS TO SPECIFY THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ONE OR THE OTHER OUTCOME IS LIKELY AND THEN TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED THEORY THAT INCORPORATES THOSE CONTINGENCIES. DRAWING ON CURRENT LITERATURE, CONTINGENCIES THAT ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF SANCTIONING ARE IDENTIFIED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)