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McCormick, Albert E., Jr. – Community College Social Science Journal, 1978
Reviews the theoretical and empirical literature dealing with functionalist and conflict perspectives of the social processes of rule-creation, rule-maintenance, and the relationship of these processes to deviant behavior. (DR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Conflict, Literature Reviews, Sanctions
Peer reviewedClear, Todd R. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1996
Explores the concept of a "just deserts" justice paradox in which carrying out a deserved penalty breaches the values that undergird the theory of just deserts. Examines whether it might ever be proper, from a desert perspective, to choose not to impose a deserved punishment. (KW)
Descriptors: Adults, Beliefs, Crime, Criminals
