RT Article
T1 The Influence of Low Self-Control and Thoughtfully Reflective Decision Making on Criminal Justice Processing
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 47
IS 3
SP 506
OP 525
A1 Boccio, Cashen
A2 Schwartz, Joseph A.
A2 Beaver, Kevin M. 1977-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883303370
AB Previous research indicates that individual-level factors, such as low self-control, are related to criminal involvement (Pratt & Cullen, 2000). Comparatively less research, however, has examined whether individual-level factors may also influence the likelihood of being apprehended for criminal behavior. This study addresses this gap in the literature by examining the influence of levels of self-control and thoughtfully reflective decision making (TRDM) on being processed by the criminal justice system. Our results reveal that low self-control, but not TRDM, is associated with number of arrests after controlling for criminal involvement. We discuss the implications of these findings for future research and the existing literature.
K1 Crime
K1 Criminal Justice System
K1 Decision Making
K1 Self-control
DO 10.1007/s12103-020-09607-4