Deterrence as Social Control in the United States and China

• NCJ Number: 93076
• Journal: International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: (Winter 1983) Pages: 195-200
• Author(s): L J Jan
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 6 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper compares the use of deterrence as a method of social control in the United States and China.

Abstract

The comparison includes the assumptions and prerequisites that lead to such a difference, and the different strategies used to achieve control. In general, in the United States the consequences of exhibiting a deviant behavior or violation of social norms are explicit and concrete. In China the consequences of exhibiting a deviant behavior or violation of social norms are implicit and vague. (Publisher abstract)