Risk taking and the crime drop of the 1990s

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dc.contributor.authorMishra, Sandeep
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorLalumière, Martin L.
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-26T20:01:01Z
dc.date.available2008-03-26T20:01:01Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionviii, 82 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmen
dc.description.abstractCrime rates dropped unexpectedly and dramatically in the 1990s. Chapter One describes this drop, and evaluates previous explanations for the decline. A theoretical and empirical link between crime and risk taking at the individual level is discussed, as is the methodology of a study to test whether such a link is observed at the aggregate level. Chapter Two describes the results of the study investigating the relationship of crime and risk taking at the aggregate level. Results indicate, for most measures, that a decline in non-criminal risky activities occurred in the 1990s, paralleling the decline in crime, and various cross-correlational analyses suggest rates of criminal and non-criminal risky activities tend of co-vary over time. Chapter Three describes a theoretical framework based on life history theory that can help to explain the causes of the crime and risk taking drop in the 1990s, and suggests future avenues of research.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/627
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2007en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Arts and Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectRisk-taking (Psychology)en
dc.subjectCrime analysisen
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.titleRisk taking and the crime drop of the 1990sen
dc.typeThesisen
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