A Panel Model of Crime Rates and Arrest Rates.

Greenberg, David F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ215303

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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A Panel Model of Crime Rates and Arrest Rates.

Greenberg, David F.; And Others

American Sociological Review, v44 n5 p843-50 Oct 1979

This study finds no meaningful relationship between arrest rates and crime rates. It is concluded that earlier findings of a deterrence effect of law enforcement are unsupported. (Author/RLV)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Criminal Law, Law Enforcement, Punishment, Recidivism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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