What Deters Crime? Comparing the Effectiveness of Legal, Social, and Internal Sanctions Across Countries

The question of what deters crime is of both theoretical and practical interest. The present paper focuses on what factors deter minor, non-violent crimes, i.e. dishonest actions that violate the law. Much research has been devoted to testing the effectiveness of legal sanctions on crime, while ne...

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Main Authors: Heather eMann, Ximena eGarcia-Rada, Lars eHornuf, Juan eTafurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00085/full