The Influence of Low Self-Control and Thoughtfully Reflective Decision Making on Criminal Justice Processing

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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Boccio, Cashen (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Schwartz, Joseph A. ; Beaver, Kevin M. 1977-
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2022, Band: 47, Heft: 3, Seiten: 506-525
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Crime
Criminal Justice System
Decision Making
Self-control
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-020-09607-4