A theoretical critique of deterrence-based policy

Daniel P. Mears and Mark C. Stafford

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024, vol. 95, issue C

Abstract: Deterrence-based policies are central to criminal justice, assumed greater prominence in recent decades, and have assumed that more and tougher punishment necessarily deters crime. This paper provides a theoretical critique of deterrence to identify the limits and possibilities of effective deterrence-based criminal justice policy.

Keywords: Deterrence; Crime; Criminal justice; Punishment; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102305

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