We review economics research regarding the effect of police, punishments, and work on
crime, with a particular focus on papers from the last twenty years. Evidence in favor of …

Deterrence theory is one of the most widely applied theories in information systems (IS)
security research, particularly within behavioral IS security studies. Based on the rational …

According to Laub (2004), criminology has a developmental life course with specific turning
points that allow for innovations in how we understand and respond to crime. I argue that …

The evidence in support of the deterrent effect of the certainty of punishment is far more
consistent than that for the severity of punishment. However, the evidence in support of …

This Article discusses the deterrence of crime through sanctions. It begins with a brief
intellectual history of deterrence theory in the work of Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy …

This Article develops both a framework for a theory of desistance from crime and an
analytical strategy with which to examine desistance. With respect to the former, an identity …

Intentional insider misuse of information systems resources (ie, IS misuse) represents a
significant threat to organizations. For example, industry statistics suggest that between 50 …

Chapters in the text are organized according to three parts:(1) concepts of crime, law, and
criminology;(2) theories of crime causation; and (3) crime typologies. The first part presents a …

At no time in history, and certainly in no other democratic society, have prisons been filled so
quickly and to such capacity than in the United States. And nowhere has this growth been …

Originating with the Newark, NJ, foot patrol experiment, research has found police foot
patrols improve community perception of the police and reduce fear of crime, but they are …