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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
An social sanction that hurts (pic)
There's a substantial literature about the use of shaming in deterring crime. This picture gives an example of it, and, at least to me, it seems like it would be particularly effective.
6 comments:
I think i see Durkheim written all over this!
Audrey Koh
I think This American Life did a whole show on this topic.
Did a judge or her parents make her do that?
Good question, Mark, and I don't know. I would guess a judge.
室內設計
My highly underpaid professional translator offered to tell us what the previous comment said:
南台灣 said...
室內設計
Translation:
"South Taiwan said...
Interior design"
That doesn't make any sense to me either.
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