TY - JOUR
T1 - Racial Differences in Perceived Sanction Threat: Static and Dynamic Hypotheses
AU - Blackwell, Brenda
AU - Grasmick, Harold G.
AU - Cochran, John K.
N1 - This study proposes and tests both static and dynamic hypotheses concerning racial differences in the perceived certainty and severity of sanction threats (i.e., shame, embarrassment, and legal sanctions) for theft, assault, and drunk driving. Pooled data from identical surveys, 1982 and 1992, of random samples of adults living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are employed to examine these differences.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - This study proposes and tests both static and dynamic hypotheses concerning racial differences in the perceived certainty and severity of sanction threats (i.e., shame, embarrassment, and legal sanctions) for theft, assault, and drunk driving. Pooled data from identical surveys, 1982 and 1992, of random samples of adults living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are employed to examine these differences. Our findings reveal small racial differences in perceived sanction threats, which have narrowed over time. The implications of these findings for rational choice theory are discussed.
AB - This study proposes and tests both static and dynamic hypotheses concerning racial differences in the perceived certainty and severity of sanction threats (i.e., shame, embarrassment, and legal sanctions) for theft, assault, and drunk driving. Pooled data from identical surveys, 1982 and 1992, of random samples of adults living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are employed to examine these differences. Our findings reveal small racial differences in perceived sanction threats, which have narrowed over time. The implications of these findings for rational choice theory are discussed.
UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022427894031002008
U2 - 10.1177/0022427894031002008
DO - 10.1177/0022427894031002008
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-4278
VL - 31
JO - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
JF - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
ER -