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LINKING ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED CERTAINTY OF PUNISHMENT

An untested proposition in deterrence theory is that people's perceptions of the certainty of arrest in a community are influenced by their exposure to information about crimes committed in the community which have and have not resulted in arrest. We examine the effects of two sources of information on people k perceptions of the certainty of arrest in a community: (1) newspaper crime stories and (2) personal experiences with crimes and the personal experiences of one's acquaintances. Only the latter appear to influence people's estimates of the certainty of arrest.

Harold G. Grasmick | H. Grasmick | J. Parker | Jerry Parker

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