Uncertainty and heuristics in offender decision-making: Deviations from rational choice

D. Kim Rossmo and Lucia Summers

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2022, vol. 81, issue C

Abstract: Using perspectives from prospect theory and behavioral economics, we explore examples of offender decision-making that appear inconsistent with rational choice and expected utility theories.

Keywords: Criminological theory; Offender decision-making; Prospect theory; Rational choice theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101923

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