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Morality And Offender Decision-Making: Testing The Empirical Relationship And Examining Methodological Implications, Jacquelyn Burckley
Morality And Offender Decision-Making: Testing The Empirical Relationship And Examining Methodological Implications, Jacquelyn Burckley
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Rational Choice (RC) theory has become one of the most influential theories in criminology and social science with a wide body of empirical support indicating that offending is associated with anticipated costs and benefits. Although RC theory has been widely researched and supported, one area that is largely underemphasized in this theory’s discourse is morality. The present study draws on a sample of undergraduate students from a large southeastern university using a drinking and driving scenario to extend the RC literature theoretically and methodologically.
The theoretical results indicate that, consistent with prior literature, morality, certainty, and severity were directly, inversely …