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Offender Motivation

Offender Motivation is a theoretical construct within the study of offender accountability that identifies the underlying psychological, social, or situational factors driving an individual to commit a criminal act, distinguishing it from related accountability components such as opportunity, capacity, or intent.

177

Publications

6.8K

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390

Authors

226

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

37

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Publications

177

Exploring a feminist routine activities approach to explaining sexual assault

Martin D. Schwartz, Victoria L. Pitts · Justice Quarterly · 1995 · 228 citations

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The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Offenders

J. Stephen Wormith, Richard Althouse, Mark Simpson et al. · Criminal Justice and Behavior · 2007 · 163 citations

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Emotional and behavioral reactions to social undermining: A closer look at perceived offender motives

Craig D. Crossley · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2008 · 143 citations

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Does intra-individual change predict offender recidivism? Searching for the Holy Grail in assessing offender change

Ralph C. Serin, Caleb D. Lloyd, L. Maaike Helmus et al. · Aggression and Violent Behavior · 2012 · 129 citations

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Implicit Cognitive Distortions and Sexual Offending

Stephen Mihailides, Grant J. Devilly, Tony Ward · Sexual Abuse · 2004 · 126 citations

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Authors

390

  1. MM
    Mary McMurran

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 326 citations

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  2. BP
    Bernadette Pelissier

    Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States

    4 publications · 76 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. ÉB
    Éric Beauregard

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    4 publications · 95 citations

    4

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  4. ET
    Eleni Theodosi

    Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 104 citations

    4

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  5. JS
    Joselyn Sellen

    Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 107 citations

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Institutions

226

  1. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    391 citations

  2. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    233 citations

  3. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    435 citations

  4. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    324 citations

  5. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    165 citations

  6. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    134 citations

  7. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    782 citations

  8. Cardiff Metropolitan University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    155 citations

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  2. Sexual Abuse

    11 publications · 487 citations

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  3. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    10 publications · 292 citations

    10

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  4. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    6 publications · 459 citations

    6

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  5. Psychology Crime and Law

    6 publications · 215 citations

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