Thinking About Crime
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"Thinking About Crime" is a seminal work of criminology and public policy in which James Q. Wilson analyzes the causes of crime and advocates for deterrence-focused, tough-on-crime strategies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thinking About Crime canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2182479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thinking About Crime Context triple: [James Q. Wilson, notableWork, Thinking About Crime]
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A.
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
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B.
The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill
The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill is a psychological and evolutionary analysis of human homicidal behavior that explores why the human mind may be naturally predisposed to kill under certain circumstances.
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C.
Is Conscience a Crime?
"Is Conscience a Crime?" is a political and ethical work by American socialist leader Norman Thomas, reflecting his advocacy for civil liberties and conscientious objection.
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D.
The Science of Good and Evil
The Science of Good and Evil is a book by Michael Shermer that explores the origins of morality through the lenses of science, evolution, and secular ethics.
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E.
Reflections on Violence
Reflections on Violence is a 1908 political and social theory work by Georges Sorel that analyzes the role of myth and revolutionary violence in class struggle and syndicalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thinking About Crime Target entity description: "Thinking About Crime" is a seminal work of criminology and public policy in which James Q. Wilson analyzes the causes of crime and advocates for deterrence-focused, tough-on-crime strategies.
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A.
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
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B.
The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill
The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill is a psychological and evolutionary analysis of human homicidal behavior that explores why the human mind may be naturally predisposed to kill under certain circumstances.
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C.
Is Conscience a Crime?
"Is Conscience a Crime?" is a political and ethical work by American socialist leader Norman Thomas, reflecting his advocacy for civil liberties and conscientious objection.
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D.
The Science of Good and Evil
The Science of Good and Evil is a book by Michael Shermer that explores the origins of morality through the lenses of science, evolution, and secular ethics.
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E.
Reflections on Violence
Reflections on Violence is a 1908 political and social theory work by Georges Sorel that analyzes the role of myth and revolutionary violence in class struggle and syndicalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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criminology book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
criminology
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political science ⓘ public policy studies ⓘ |
| advocates |
deterrence-focused crime policy
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tough-on-crime strategies ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
certainty of punishment
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incapacitation of offenders ⓘ severity of punishment ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheory | deterrence theory of punishment ⓘ |
| author | James Q. Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
rehabilitation-focused crime policies
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root-cause explanations of crime ⓘ |
| describedBySource | seminal work of criminology and public policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of crime
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crime control strategies ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | conservative approach to crime control ⓘ |
| influencedField |
American criminal justice policy
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law-and-order politics ⓘ public debates on crime ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
crime
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criminal justice policy ⓘ criminology ⓘ deterrence theory ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing tough-on-crime arguments in the United States
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shaping modern deterrence-based crime policy discourse ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thinking About Crime Description of subject: "Thinking About Crime" is a seminal work of criminology and public policy in which James Q. Wilson analyzes the causes of crime and advocates for deterrence-focused, tough-on-crime strategies.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
James Q. Wilson