Greed Restraint: Ambiguity Aversion, Reference Dependence, and Self-Centeredness as Sources of Self-Regulation in Instrumental Crime

Based on in-depth interviews with 29 active drug robbers (25 male, 4 female) from St. Louis, MO (USA), we explore restraint among people and in circumstances where there should be none. Focusing on greed restraint at the crime’s payoff point (i.e., not taking everything one could when rewards are se...

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Authors: Jacobs, Bruce A. (Author) ; Cherbonneau, Michael (Author) ; Pickett, Justin T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2024, Volume: 70, Issue: 6/7, Pages: 1663-1700
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Robbery
Rational Choice
dual-influence models
Self-control
crime decision making