Testing the Effects of Deterrence Communications on Illegal Marijuana Dealing: An Experimental Study

• Published in: Crime and delinquency Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 1148 - 1172
• Main Authors: Yim, Ha-Neul, Choi, Jaeyong, Vieraitis, Lynne M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Communication; Deterrence; Drug dealing; Marijuana; Perceptions; Risk; Risk factors; Risk perception; sanction perception updating; deterrence; drug dealing; legal risk communication; criminal decision making

Recent experiments have shown that deterrence communication can lead individuals to update their sanction perceptions. However, there remains the question of whether different forms of deterrence communication influence sanction perception updating for illegal marijuana dealing. Using data from an e...