Punishment and social organization: a study of durkheim's theory of penal evolution

Greater societal complexity and dynamic density will be negatively associated with severity of punishment of collective crimes (618).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of percentages	Not Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Severity Of Punishment Of Collective Crimes	Dependent	Sanctions
Societal Complexity	Independent	`NONE`

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Spitzer, Steven	1975	Greater societal complexity and dynamic density will be positively associated with individual rather than collective crimes (618).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spitzer, Steven	1975	Greater societal complexity and dynamic density will be negatively associated with severity of punishment (618).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Freeman, Linton C.	1957	"In conclusion, the demonstration of uni-dimensionality among six characteristics [written language, government, education, religion, punishment, economy] is evidence that the items constitute a scale [of societal complexity]" (464)	Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Otterbein, Keith F.	1986	Despotic states are more likely than other societies to utilize capital punishment for a wide variety of crimes (p.104-105).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Simmons, Leo W.	1945	"Finally, with advancing economy, greater complexity and integration of social organization, and with a general improvement in societal stability the aged have tended to enjoy a steadily rising enhancement of status in civil and political affairs" (130)	Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author