Deterrence and homeless male street youths. (Canada) From: Canadian Journal of Criminology | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Baron, Stephen W.; Kennedy, Leslie W. | COPYRIGHT 1998 Canadian Criminal Justice Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The study explores the effects of the threat of formal punishment on the criminal behaviour of homeless male street youths paying particular attention to how these threats are shaped by their living conditions and other factors in their lifestyles. Results reveal that while many street youths fear legal sanctions, more serious offenders do not. Instead their fear of punishment is reduced by their poverty, drug use, association with criminal peers, and missing normative constraints. The study ...

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