What two conclusions were reached from Pratt, Cullen, Blevins, Daigle, and Madensen’s 2006 meta-analysis of the existing perceptual deterrence research? How can these findings influence decisions made in the criminal justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
First, perceptual deterrence due to legal sanctions is likely a modest to weak cause of crime. It is at most one factor involved in the choice of crime, and its effects are dwarfed by a range of other factors (such as those identified by other theories of crime). This means that interventions aimed only at increasing the perceived likelihood of being punished are likely to leave a host of other criminogenic risk factors untouched. Second, for perceptual deterrence theory to contribute meaningfully to our understanding of crime, it must develop a richer perspective of how deterrence is specified by the nature of costs and benefits, by individual differences, and by the complex ways in which perceptions are formed and influence behavior.
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