NCJ Number
3311
Journal
Law and Society Review Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1972)
Date Published
1972
Length
15 pages
Annotation
EXPLICATION OF AN EARLIER ANALYSIS SHOWING HOW CROSS SECTIONAL DATA CAN SERVE NOT ONLY TO TEST THE PREDICTIONS OF A CAUSAL MODEL, BUT TO EVALUATE ITS ASSUMPTIONS.
Abstract
HOPEFULLY, THE ANALYSIS PRESENTED HERE, ESPECIALLY THE VARIOUS CAUSAL MODELS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORMAL SANCTIONS, DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, AND THE NORMATIVE CLIMATE OF THE COMMUNITY, WILL STIMULATE NEW INSIGHTS AND FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SOCIETY.