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Offender Decision-making

Offender Decision-Making is a theoretical construct within criminological theory that specifies the cognitive and behavioral processes through which individuals evaluate opportunities, risks, and rewards in determining whether to engage in criminal acts, particularly as conceptualized in the intersection of Rational Choice Perspective and Routine Activity Theory.

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Criminal Decision-making

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Violent Offenders: Appraising and Managing Risk

Kirk Heilbrun · Psychiatric Services · 2000 · 1.2K citations

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Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation and Application

Kristi Hoffman, Ronald L. Akers · Teaching Sociology · 2000 · 1K citations · Full text

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Why do we punish? Deterrence and just deserts as motives for punishment.

Kevin M. Carlsmith, John M. Darley, Paul H. Robinson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2002 · 921 citations

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Modeling Offenders' Decisions: A Framework for Research and Policy

Ronald V. Clarke, Derek Cornish · Crime and Justice · 1985 · 902 citations

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The positive effects of cognitive–behavioral programs for offenders: A meta-analysis of factors associated with effective treatment

Nana A. Landenberger, Mark W. Lipsey · Journal of Experimental Criminology · 2005 · 845 citations

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    Tony Ward

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    24 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. AR
    Alex R. Piquero

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    15 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. GP
    Greg Pogarsky

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. TA
    Thomas A. Loughran

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    13 publications · 1K citations

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  5. ÉB
    Éric Beauregard

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    12 publications · 809 citations

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Institutions

615

  1. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    19 h-index

    34 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    18 h-index

    36 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    18 h-index

    32 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    670 citations

  7. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Sam Houston State University

    Huntsville, United States

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    656 citations

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Venues

  1. Criminology

    42 publications · 6.5K citations

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  2. Crime & Delinquency

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

    30 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 31 publications · 2K citations

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  5. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    26 publications · 1.4K citations

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