1st Edition

Deterrence, Choice, and Crime, Volume 23 Contemporary Perspectives

432 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

432 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

432 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Deterrence, Choice, and Crime explores the various dimensions of modern deterrence theory, relevant research, and practical applications. Beginning with the classical roots of deterrence theory in Cesare Beccaria’s profoundly important contributions to modern criminological thought, the book draws out the many threads in contemporary criminology that are explicitly mentioned or at least hinted... Read more

Part I. Theories of Deterrence

1. Classical Theory: The Emergence of Deterrence Theory in the Age of Enlightenment

Gerben J. N. Bruinsma

2. The Economics of Deterrence: A Review of the Theory and Evidence

Aaron J. Chalfin and Sarah Tahamont

3. Perceptual Deterrence Theory

Raymond Paternoster

4. Criminological Theory and Deterrence

Christopher J. Sullivan and Melissa Lugo

 

Part II. Unpacking the Effects of Deterrence

5. Informal and Formal Sanctions

Robert J. Apel and Samuel E. DeWitt

6. Deterrent Effects of the Certainty and Severity of Punishment

Daniel S. Nagin

7. Celerity and Deterrence

Travis C. Pratt and Jillian J. Turanovic

8. Individual Difference and Deterrence

Thomas A. Loughran, Raymond Paternoster, and Alex R. Piquero

 

Part III. Agents of Deterrence

9. Police Interventions

Nicholas Corsaro and David Weisburd

10. Place Management, Guardianship, and the Establishment of Order

John E. Eck and Tamara D. Madensen

11. Corrections and Deterrence

Cheryl Lero Jonson and Sarah L. Manchak

12. Community Members and Deterrence

Pamela Wilcox and Francis T. Cullen

 

Part IV. Final Thoughts

13. An Honest Politician’s Guide to Deterrence: Certainty, Severity, Celerity, and Parsimony

Michael Tonry

14. Remembering Ray Paternoster: Contributions to Deterrence, Criminology, and His Students

Alex R. Piquero

 

Biography

Daniel S. Nagin is Teresa and H. John Heinz University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics, Heinz College of Information Systems Management and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.

Francis T. Cullen is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Associate in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.

Cheryl Lero Jonson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Xavier University.