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ERIC Number: EJ250926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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Factors Involved in Juveniles' Decisions about Crime.
Cimler, Edward; Beach, Lee Roy
Criminal Justice and Behavior, v8 n3 p275-86 Sep 1981
Investigated whether delinquency is the result of a rational decision. The Subjective Expected Utility (SEU) model from decision theory was used with male juvenile offenders (N=45) as the model of the decision process. Results showed that the SEU model predicted 62.7 percent of the subjects' decisions. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Theories, Crime, Decision Making, Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior, Identification, Males, Motivation, Predictive Measurement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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