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Deterrence In Sentencing

Deterrence in Sentencing is a sentencing rationale within criminological theory that posits the imposition of criminal penalties as a means to discourage future unlawful conduct by instilling fear of punishment in potential offenders.

69

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3.6K

Citations

105

Authors

70

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

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Publications

69

Why do we punish? Deterrence and just deserts as motives for punishment.

Kevin M. Carlsmith, John M. Darley, Paul H. Robinson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2002 · 921 citations

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Why do we punish?: Deterrence and just deserts as motives for punishment.

Kevin M. Carlsmith, John M. Darley, Paul H. Robinson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2002 · 181 citations

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The Deterrent Effect of Criminal Law Enforcement

Isaac Ehrlich · The Journal of Legal Studies · 1972 · 162 citations

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SURVIVAL ANALYSIS AND SPECIFIC DETERRENCE: INTEGRATING THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL MODELS OF RECIDIVISM*

Christina DeJong · Criminology · 1997 · 153 citations

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An application of Stafford and Warr's reconceptualisation of deterrence to a group of recidivist drink drivers

James Freeman, Barry C. Watson · Accident Analysis & Prevention · 2006 · 94 citations · Full text

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Authors

105

  1. PH
    Paul H. Robinson

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  2. JM
    John M. Darley

    Princeton University, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

    3

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  3. TA
    Thomas A. Loughran

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 130 citations

    2

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  4. DR
    David Rivers

    Western University, Canada

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. HL
    Henrik Lando

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    2 publications · 64 citations

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Institutions

70

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    419 citations

  2. Western University

    London, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    76 citations

  3. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  4. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    168 citations

  5. Centre College

    Danville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  6. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    211 citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    321 citations

  8. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    136 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 7 publications · 172 citations

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  2. The British Journal of Criminology

    4 publications · 93 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology

    3 publications · 173 citations

    3

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  4. Crime & Delinquency

    2 publications · 80 citations

    2

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  5. American Law and Economics Review

    2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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