Comprehensive Deterrence Theory - The Science and Policy of Punishment

"This book offers a comprehensive understanding of classical deterrence theory, its limitations, and presents a new, reconceptualized account of how legal punishment can deter crime. Ideal for scholars, researchers, policymakers, and the general public, the book includes recommended chapter sequences, examples, and a new theory to improve policy"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Need for Reconceptualizing Deterrence Theory; 3. Research on Deterrence;Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: Intrinsic Elements; 5. Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: Principles; 6. Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: Next Steps for Advancing CDT; 7. Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: Points of Clarification; 8. Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: Policy Implications; 9. Conclusion.

About the author

Daniel P. Mears is Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. A Fellow of the American Society of Criminology, he has published widely on crime and justice. Previously, he served as a Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute, Peace Corps Volunteer, and program counselor working with adolescents.Mark C. Stafford is a Professor at Texas State University's School of Criminal Justice and Criminology. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and published extensively on deterrence and rational-choice behavior. He is a co-author of American Delinquency (1999) and Sex Crimes and Sex Offenders (2017).

Product details

• Authors: Daniel P. Mears, Daniel P. (Florida State University) Mears, Daniel P. (Florida State University) Staffo Mears, Mears Daniel P., Mark C. Stafford, Mark C. (Texas State University Stafford, Stafford Mark C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009592772
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0959277-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Legal aspects of criminology, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime, Criminology: legal aspects