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DISCERNING UNFAIRNESS WHERE OTHERS MAY NOT: LOW SELF‐CONTROL AND UNFAIR SANCTION PERCEPTIONS

PIQUERO, ALEX R., GOMEZ‐SMITH, ZENTA, LANGTON, LYNN·2004·Criminology
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2004.tb00534.x
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Criminologists have long recognized that whether one perceives a sanction as fair or unfair influences the deterrent success of sanctions and the legitimacy afforded to legal authority. Unfortunately, although several scholars have claimed that individual characteristics influence how sanctions are interpreted, very little research has explored the individual factors that influence how one perceives sanctions to be fair/unfair. In this study, we take Gottfredson and Hirschi's notion of self‐control and use it to explain, in part, whether an individual perceives a sanction as fair/unfair. We also examine how sanction perceptions and low self‐control influence the perceived anger that may result from being singled out for sanctioning and whether self‐control conditions the relationship between perceptions and anger. Our results suggest that individuals with low self‐control are more likely to perceive sanctions as unfair, that unfair sanctions and low self‐control lead to perceived anger for being singled out for punishment and that self‐control conditions the effect of unfair sanction perceptions on perceived anger. Future directions are outlined.

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Authors
PIQUERO, A. R., GOMEZ‐SMITH, Z., & LANGTON, L.
Affiliations
University of Florida (US)
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Venue
Criminology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-08
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
699-734
ISSN
  • 0011-1384 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-9125
DOI
10.1111/j.1745-9125.2004.tb00534.x
OpenAlex
W2088904665
Cited by
138
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 14
FWCI
55.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 583 d)
Locations
Criminology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Keywords
self-control, perceived injustice, deterrence, Gottfredson and Hirschi, punishment

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