Crime and Punishment: Infrequently Imposed Sanctions May Reinforce Criminal Behavior
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Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Vol. 29 (1/2), 1999. Pp. 65-75.
D 1999 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Crime and Punishment:
Infrequently Imposed Sanctions
May Reinforce Criminal Behavior
JAMESJ. HENNESSY
Fordham University
VINCENT P. RAO
Fordham University
JENNICE S. VILHAUER
Fordham University
JOYCE N. FENSTERSTOCK
Fordham University
ABSTRACT Three archival data sets were analyzed to explicate the probabil-
ities of being arrested, convicted, and incarcerated for the commission of
felony crimes enumerated in the Uniform Crime Reports, to assess the rela-
tionship between growing correctional populations and crime rates, and to
determine the relationship between murder rates and capital punishment over
the past 21 years in the U.S. Issues pertaining to deterrence, rational choice
conceptions of criminogenesis, and vicarious learning were explored in consider-
ation of the findings. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Docu-
ment Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: getinfoC5haworthpressinc.
com <Website: http://www.haworthpressinc.com>]
KEYWORDS Criminal law, penalty policy, judicial discretion, sanction-
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