Risk/benefit calculations, moral evaluations, and alcohol use: Exploring the alcohol-crime connection

    Authors

    L. LanzaKaduce; D. M. Bishop;L. Winner

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Crime Delinq.

    Keywords

    ADOLESCENCE; DETERRENCE; ADULTHOOD; BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; Criminology & Penology

    Abstract

    This research explored whether alcohol consumption is related to social-psychological processes that occupy a central place in criminological theories. A quasi-experiment was conducted at college parties to examine the connections between alcohol consumption and moral definitions, risk calculations, and the perceived desirability of crime. Those who did not drink at the parties arrived with the highest perceptions of sanction risk Preparty levels of moral definitions or perceived desirability of crime did not predict the amount of alcohol consumed. However; heavier drinking during the parties tempered moral condemnation of criminal acts, enhanced the desirability of criminal behavior and relaxed perceptions of risk regarding crime.

    Journal Title

    Crime & Delinquency

    Volume

    43

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1997

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    222

    Last Page

    239

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1997WM12000006

    ISSN

    0011-1287

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