GENERAL PREVENTION REVISTED - RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

• NCJ Number: 30735
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume: 66 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1975) Pages: 338-365
• Author(s): J Andenaes
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 28 pages
• Corporate Author: Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF RESEARCH ON THE GENERAL DETERRENT EFFECTS OF THE THREAT OF PUNISHMENT ON THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT LITERATURE DEALING WITH THE SOCIALIZING INFLUENCE OF LAWS. BOTH DOMESTIC AND EUROPEAN LITERATURE IS REVIEWED. THE AUTHOR REJECTS THE APPLICABILITY OF RESEARCH ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO OTHER FORMS OF PUNISHMENT BECAUSE OF THE EXTENUATING AND VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRIME OF MURDER. ABOUT 100 CITATIONS ARE GIVEN.