When Opportunity Matters: Comparing the Risk-Taking Attitudes of Prisoners and Recently Released Ex-Prisoners

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2013-2022

  Rolison, Jonathan J ^a   Hanoch, Yaniv ^b   Gummerum, Michaela ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal offenders; ex prisoners; prisoners; prison system; Prospect theory; Risk taking; risky choice

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL ACTS; CRIMINAL OFFENDERS EX-PRISONERS PRISONERS PRISON SYSTEM; CUMULATIVE PROSPECT THEORY; KEY FEATURE; PROSPECT THEORY; RISK TAKING; RISK-TAKING TENDENCY;

CRIME; RISK MANAGEMENT;

PRISONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRIME; DATA ACQUISITION; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CRIMINAL OFFENDERS; EX-PRISONERS; PRISONERS; PRISON SYSTEM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRISONER; PROSPECT THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK TAKING; RISKY CHOICE;

CRIMINAL OFFENDERS; EX-PRISONERS; PRISONERS; PRISON SYSTEM; PROSPECT THEORY; RISK TAKING; RISKY CHOICE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84887410035     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12042     Document Type: Article

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