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On the Limits of Social Control: Structural Deterrence and the Policing of “Suppressible” Crimes

Pages 186-213 | Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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Weston J. Morrow, Michael D. White & Henry F. Fradella. (2017) After the Stop: Exploring the Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Police Use of Force During Terry Stops . Police Quarterly 20:4, pages 367-396.
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Michael D. White, Philip Mulvey & Lisa M. Dario. (2015) Arrestees’ Perceptions of the Police. Criminal Justice and Behavior 43:3, pages 343-364.
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Allison Martin, Emily M. Wright & Benjamin Steiner. (2016) Formal controls, neighborhood disadvantage, and violent crime in U.S. cities: Examining (un)intended consequences. Journal of Criminal Justice 44, pages 58-65.
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Avinash Bhati & Caterina G. Roman. (2014) Evaluating and Quantifying the Specific Deterrent Effects of DNA Databases. Evaluation Review 38:1, pages 68-93.
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Robert J. Kane & Shea W. Cronin. (2009) Associations Between Order Maintenance Policing and Violent Crime. Crime & Delinquency 59:6, pages 910-929.
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Joseph Ferrandino. (2012) The Efficiency of Frisks in the NYPD, 2004–2010. Criminal Justice Review 38:2, pages 149-168.
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Jonathan W. Caudill, Ryan Getty, Rick Smith, Ryan Patten & Chad R. Trulson. (2013) Discouraging window breakers: The lagged effects of police activity on crime. Journal of Criminal Justice 41:1, pages 18-23.
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Sean P. Varano, Joseph A. Schafer, Jeffrey Michael Cancino & Marc L. Swatt. (2009) Constructing crime: Neighborhood characteristics and police recording behavior. Journal of Criminal Justice 37:6, pages 553-563.
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