Studying the reach of deterrence: Can deterrence theory help explain police misconduct?

By Greg Pogarsky, Alex R. Piquero. 2004

97 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Nature and Landscape Conservation, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. John D'Arcy
2. Tejaswini C. Herath
3. Wesley G. Jennings
4. Christopher M. Donner

In Political Science and International Relations

1. E. Hedberg
2. Wesley G. Jennings
3. Christopher M. Donner
4. C. Katz
5. David E. Choate

In Sociology and Political Science

1. E. Hedberg
2. John D'Arcy
3. Tejaswini C. Herath
4. Wesley G. Jennings
5. Christopher M. Donner
6. C. Katz
7. David E. Choate

Citations in the corpus

• A review and analysis of deterrence theory in the IS security literature: making sense of the disparate findings (2011, background): “This is because perceptions of sanction characteristics can vary independently of objective sanction characteristics (Paternoster, 1987; Pogarsky et al, 2004).”
• Low Self-Control and Police Deviance: Applying Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory to Officer Misconduct (2014, background): “Although this may be true, and because the Pogarsky and Piquero (2004) study is the only known partial test of the theory relating it to police misconduct, the present study fills in where others left off by utilizing a behavioral measure of self-control, which, in theory, taps in selfcontrol and…”
• Body-Worn Cameras and Citizen Interactions with Police Officers: Estimating Plausible Effects Given Varying Compliance Levels (2017, background): “Pogarsky and Piquero (2004) concluded “deterrence considerations appear to figure prominently in police misconduct decisions.”