Offenders have higher delay-discounting rates than non-offenders after controlling for differences in drug and alcohol abuse

Purpose. Do criminal offenders discount future rewards more rapidly than non-offenders? Theories of criminality assume that impulsivity is a key predictor of offending and suggest an affirmative answer, but there are no prior relevant studies with adult offenders and the only previous study with juv...

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Authors: Arantes, Joana (Author) ; Berg, Mark E. (Author) ; Lawlor, Dayle (Author) ; Grace, Randolph C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2013, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 240-253
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