A Comprehensive Application of Rational Choice Theory: How Costs Imposed by, and Benefits Derived from, the U.S. Federal Government Affect Incidents Perpetrated by the Radical Eco-Movement

In this study, we examine the effect of both the costs and benefits of perpetration, along with the rewards of abstention, on the behavior of a uniquely rational, yet frequent perpetrator of ideologically-motivated crime: the radical eco-movement.

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VerfasserInnen: Carson, Jennifer Varriale (Verfasst von) ; Dugan, Laura (Verfasst von) ; Yang, Sue-Ming (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Jahr: 2020, Band: 36, Heft: 3, Seiten: 701-724
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Schlagwörter:
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
Eco-movement
Rational Choice Theory
Rational choice theory
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, we examine the effect of both the costs and benefits of perpetration, along with the rewards of abstention, on the behavior of a uniquely rational, yet frequent perpetrator of ideologically-motivated crime: the radical eco-movement.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-019-09427-8