The specific deterrent effects of arrest for domestic assault.
@article{Sherman1984TheSD, title={The specific deterrent effects of arrest for domestic assault.}, author={Lawrence W. Sherman and Richard A. Berk}, journal={American sociological review}, year={1984}, volume={49 2}, pages={ 261-72 } }
The specific deterrence doctrine and labeling theory predict opposite effects of punishment on individual rates of deviance. The limited cross-sectional evidence available on the question is inconsistent, and experimental evidence has been lacking. The Police Foundation and the Minneapolis Police Department tested these hypotheses in a field experiment on domestic violence. Three police responses to simple assault were randomly assigned to legally eligible suspects: an arrest; "advice…
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