Can the group disincentivize offending?: considering opt-out thresholds and decisionreversals

Scholars generally agree that offending decisions occur in social context, with some suggesting that choice models should explicitly integrate the notion that the deviant actions of others can incentivize offending. In this study, we investigate whether group settings can also disincentivize deviant...

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Main Author: McGloin, Jean Marie (Author)
Contributors: Thomas, Kyle J. ; Rowan, Zachary R. ; Deitzer, Jessica R.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 738-765
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Decision Making
Group effect
Thresholds

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