Influence of Sanctions and Opportunities on Rates of Bank Robbery, 1970-1975:  [United States]
This study was designed to explain variations in crime rates 
 and to examine the deterrent effects of sanctions on crime. The study 
 concentrated on bank robberies, but it also examined burglaries and 
 other kinds of robberies. In examining these effects the study 
 condidered three sets of factors: (1) …