Citation

Greenberg DF. Criminol. Public Policy 2006; 5(2): 203-212.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Society of Criminology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1745-9133.2006.00374.x

PMID

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Abstract

Ever since criminology became a distinct, criminologists have hoped to promote the adoption of what they have considered to be rational, effective methods for dealing with crime. To this end, they have evaluated rehabilitation programs, arrests for domestic violence, and gun-control legislation. They have also studied the effects of probation, in prison, and parole supervision on the recidivism and of legalized abortion, imprisonment, and capital punishment on crime rates....

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