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Perpetrator Self-justification

Perpetrator Self-Justification is an academic construct within Perpetrator Studies that refers to the cognitive and discursive process through which individuals who have committed harmful or immoral acts employ rationalizations, moral disengagement, or ideological framing to legitimize their actions and maintain a positive self-image.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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What Makes a Person a Perpetrator? The Intellectual, Moral, and Methodological Arguments for Revisiting Milgram's Research on the Influence of Authority

Stephen Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam, Arthur G. Miller · Journal of Social Issues · 2014 · 104 citations

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Self-driving Cars in Dilemmatic Situations: An Approach Based on the Theory of Justification in Criminal Law

Ivó Coca Vila · Criminal Law and Philosophy · 2017 · 68 citations

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Defining and classifying serial murder in the context of perpetrator motivation

Christopher J. Ferguson, Diana E White, Stacey Cherry et al. · Journal of Criminal Justice · 2003 · 58 citations · Full text

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Effects of justification for aggression and communication with the victim on postaggression dissonance.

Timothy C. Brock, Arnold H. Buss · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1964 · 56 citations

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Perpetrator Character and Motivation: An Emerging Consensus?

George C. Browder · Holocaust and Genocide Studies · 2003 · 24 citations

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Authors

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  1. ZS
    Zitong Sheng

    Curtin University, Australia

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  2. SC
    Stacey Cherry

    University of Central Florida, United States

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  3. SR
    Stephen Reicher

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 104 citations

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  4. TC
    Timothy C. Brock

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 56 citations

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  5. DE
    Diana E White

    University of Central Florida, United States

    1 publications · 58 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    104 citations

  2. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  4. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    104 citations

  5. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

  6. Miami University

    Oxford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    104 citations

  7. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  8. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    290 citations

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  1. Journal of Social Issues

    1 publications · 104 citations

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  2. Criminal Law and Philosophy

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  3. Journal of Criminal Justice

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  4. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology

    1 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Industrial and Organizational Psychology

    1 publications · 11 citations

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