A Causal Model of Neutralization Acceptance and Delinquency: Making the Case for an Individual Difference Model

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 553-573

  Topalli, Volkan ^a   Higgins, George E ^b   Copes, Heith ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; delinquency; individual differences; neutralization theory; offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898684563     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854813509076     Document Type: Article

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