Explaining Crime and Criminal Careers: the DEA Model of Situational Action Theory

The purpose of this paper is to outline Situational Action Theory (SAT) and its Developmental Ecological Action Model (DEA model) as applied to the explanation of criminal careers. The DEA model of SAT was first presented by Wikström in 2005, [34]), and subsequently refined in Wikström and Treiber i...

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Main Author: Wikström, Per-Olof H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of developmental and life-course criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 188-203
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Keywords:
Causal mechanisms
Crime
Criminal Careers
Situational Action Theory
The developmental ecological action model
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to outline Situational Action Theory (SAT) and its Developmental Ecological Action Model (DEA model) as applied to the explanation of criminal careers. The DEA model of SAT was first presented by Wikström in 2005, [34]), and subsequently refined in Wikström and Treiber in 2018, [43]), and is further elaborated in this paper.
ISSN:2199-465X
DOI:10.1007/s40865-019-00116-5