ABSTRACT
For a comprehensive introduction to the notion of ‘deterrence’ in contemporary criminal justice and jurisprudence observed from a US perspective, see Gibbs (1975), Zimring and Hawkins (1973), and Piliavin et al. (1986). Walker (1980, 1985) and Grasmick and Bursik (1990) provide the equivalent in a UK context. Matravers (ed.) (1999) provides a series of essays on punishment and political theory. For further discussion of contemporary rational choice theory and situational crime prevention, see: Clarke (1980, 1987, 1999), Clarke and Mayhew (1980), Cornish and Clarke (1986) and Mayhew et al. (1976). Cohen and Felson (1979) and Felson (1998) are key routine activities theory texts.
