Advancing Knowledge about Motivations for Criminal Offending
A consolidated list of offender motivations for criminal offending was created to determine the relevance of individual motivations for youth and adult crimes, and across a range of offending categories. Adult male inmates (N= 136) rated the relevance of each of 17 motivations to official conviction...
| 1. VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Beteiligte: | |
| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
2022
|
| In: |
Victims & offenders
Jahr: 2022, Band: 17, Heft: 3, Seiten: 313-334 |
| Online-Zugang: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Journals Online & Print: | Lade...
|
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Schlagwörter: |
| Zusammenfassung: | A consolidated list of offender motivations for criminal offending was created to determine the relevance of individual motivations for youth and adult crimes, and across a range of offending categories. Adult male inmates (N= 136) rated the relevance of each of 17 motivations to official conviction records and other clinical-risk measures. Results showed that most inmates committed crimes to experience pleasure, sensation seeking, or to escape reality. Adult sex offenders identified sexual motives, whereas non-sex offenders endorsed substance use, social influence, and utilitarian motives. Findings are discussed with respect to evidence-based correctional research and practice. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1556-4991 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15564886.2021.1895940 |
