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:

  1. I think i see Durkheim written all over this!

    Audrey Koh

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  2. I think This American Life did a whole show on this topic.

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  3. Did a judge or her parents make her do that?

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  4. Good question, Mark, and I don't know. I would guess a judge.

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  5. 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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