| Comparing and Contrasting the Formal and Informal Crime Control Views of Indian and U.S. College Students: A Preliminary Study. | |
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PMID: 21948249 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This study examined the importance of formal and informal crime control in the United States and India. Formal crime control relies on the law and official government agencies to deter criminal actions and to respond to criminal activity. Informal crime control relies on moral and social institutions (e.g., family, peers, and neighbors) to promote lawful behavior. Using the data collected from 928 college students, the study found that the Indian and U.S. respondents differed on most of the formal and informal control measures. Overall, the Indian respondents were more likely to rank informal control as more important than were their U.S. counterparts. Although there were differences, both groups of respondents shared similar views on the importance of both forms of crime control and held that family was the most important form of crime control. |
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Eric G Lambert; Sudershan Pasupuleti; Shanhe Jiang; Karuppannan Jaishankar; Jagadish V Bhimarasetty |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-26 |
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Title: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology Volume: - ISSN: 1552-6933 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0333601 Medline TA: Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. |
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