Are public misperceptions of crime trends a cause of criminality? Evidence from a randomized experiment
Economists and psychologists have found that people tend to follow descriptive norms (what others do). Accordingly, the view that an increasing number of people engage in crime may increase the acceptability of criminal choices to individuals. Utilizing a randomized experiment embedded in an origina...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Journal of crime and justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-64 |
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