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General Deterrence

General Deterrence is a theoretical construct within deterrence theory that refers to the inhibition of potential adversaries from engaging in undesirable actions through the credible threat of punishment, directed at a broad audience rather than specific actors.

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327

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198

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2017–2026

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Publications

189

User Awareness of Security Countermeasures and Its Impact on Information Systems Misuse: A Deterrence Approach

John D’Arcy, Anat Hovav, Dennis F. Galletta · Information Systems Research · 2008 · 1.2K citations

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Effective IS Security: An Empirical Study

Detmar W. Straub · Information Systems Research · 1990 · 728 citations

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Deterrence: The Legal Threat in Crime Control

Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins · Stanford Law Review · 1973 · 622 citations

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A Reconceptualization of General and Specific Deterrence

Mark C. Stafford, Mark Warr · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 1993 · 616 citations

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Organizations' Information Security Policy Compliance: Stick or Carrot Approach?

Yan Chen, K. Ramamurthy, Kuang‐Wei Wen · Journal of Management Information Systems · 2012 · 283 citations

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Authors

327

  1. DE
    Dale E. Berger

    Claremont Graduate University, United States

    5 publications · 179 citations

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  2. JR
    John R. Snortum

    Claremont McKenna College, United States

    4 publications · 148 citations

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  3. NG
    Neil Gunningham

    Australian National University, Australia

    3 publications · 467 citations

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  4. DT
    Dorothy Thornton

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 467 citations

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  5. LF
    Lawrence Freedman

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 239 citations

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Institutions

198

  1. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    502 citations

  2. Claremont Graduate University

    Claremont, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    165 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    548 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    175 citations

  5. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    154 citations

  6. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    568 citations

  7. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    325 citations

  8. Claremont McKenna College

    Claremont, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    125 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Social Issues

    4 publications · 124 citations

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  2. Criminology

    4 publications · 386 citations

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  3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology

    4 publications · 131 citations

    4

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  4. Crime & Delinquency

    3 publications · 262 citations

    3

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  5. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 3 publications · 97 citations

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