Bibliograph

The Oxford handbook of offender decision making, edited by Wim Bernasco, Jean-Louis Van Gelder, and Henk Elffers

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The Oxford handbook of offender decision making, edited by Wim Bernasco, Jean-Louis Van Gelder, and Henk Elffers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Intended audience

Specialized

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Oxford handbook of offender decision making

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

edited by Wim Bernasco, Jean-Louis Van Gelder, and Henk Elffers

Series statement

The Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justiceOxford handbooks online

Summary

How offenders make decisions that lead to criminal conduct is a core element of virtually every discussion about crime and law enforcement. What type of information can deter a potential offender? For whom is the prospect of a sanction effective? How can emotions facilitate or impede crime? How does the availability of guns affect behavior in violent conflicts? Do offenders learn to commit crime from the experiences of others? Is crime perpetrated by juveniles always the result of impulsive decisions? How do offenders choose crime targets and locations? The Oxford Handbook of Offender Decision Making covers and integrates contemporary theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge about the role of human decision making as it relates to criminal behavior

Target audience

specialized

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