RT Article
T1 "Successful" offending: the salience of performance criteria for understanding and addressing crime
JF Deviant behavior
VO 44
IS 7
SP 1044
OP 1062
A1 Mears, Daniel P. 1966-
A2 Stafford, Mark C.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1856168492
AB Drawing on prior work that views criminal behavior as potentially stemming from factors similar to those that influence conventional behavior, we argue that extant theories may provide a foundation for conceptualizing and explaining different dimensions of offending and that, at the same time, new theories may be needed to do so. In particular, we highlight that criminal behavior may be motivated by a variety of performance criteria similar to those used to evaluate success in athletic, occupational, or vocational activities. This paper develops a conceptual framework that advances this argument. It then highlights how taking into account the possibility for offending to be motivated or influenced by performance-based considerations may lead to new hypotheses or theories and more effective policy.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 1059-1062
K1 Kriminalitätstheorie
K1 Verhalten
K1 Motivation
K1 Kriminalitätsursache
DO 10.1080/01639625.2022.2135143