Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1976

Publication Title

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Abstract

A recent investigation by Tittle and Rowe (1974) examining the deterrent effect of the certainty of arrest on felony rates in Florida is briefly summarized and critiqued. Examination shows their analysis to suffer from serious theoretical and methodological limitations. To extend their investigation and thus better understand the deterrent effect of arrest we examine the relationship between arrest rates and offense rates for cities and counties of Florida for seven major felonies. Analysis lends general support to the deterrence argument, but shows that the effect of arrest is not uniform for each offense, with different levels of arrest (certainty of apprehension) required to reduce rates for different crimes.

Original Citation

Bailey, W. C. (1976). Certainty of Arrest and Crime Rates for Major Felonies: A Research Note. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 13, 2, 145-154.

DOI

10.1177/002242787601300205

Version

Postprint

Volume

13

Issue

2

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