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Citation |
Gertz MG, Gould LC. J. Crim. Justice 1995; 23(4): 377-384. |
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(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
A survey of 611 college students (random cluster sample) examines the relationship between perceived probability of arrest and self-reported incidence of criminal behavior at the individual level. The study replicated and extended the previous investigations of Teevan, Tittle, Paternoster, and Saltzman. The study supported research which found little support for the notion that there is a direct link between fear of punishment and personal-level criminal inhibitions. Results showed that criminality tested to be a function primarily of one of two factors: whether the respondent had ever engaged in similar activities and whether the respondent thought the activity was wrong. |