Decision Making in the Real World: Unpacking the Black Box of the Decision Process for Youth Violence

Criminologists typically test rational choice theory by examining the relationship between one aspect of decision making—the perceived costs and benefits of crime—and the likelihood of crime, primarily using (experimental) surveys that lack consideration of the neighborhood context. Building on deca...

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Published in:	Crime and delinquency Vol. 70; no. 10; pp. 2563 - 2594
Main Authors:	Gibbs, Carole, Cobbina-Dungy, Jennifer E., De Biasi, Alaina, Rivers, Louie, Light, Jessica, Momenee, Taylor
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-09-2024 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Crime Criminologists Decision analysis Decision making Interviews Neighborhoods Qualitative research Rational choice Violence Youth youth violence concentrated disadvantage risk as feelings rational choice decision making
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Summary:	Criminologists typically test rational choice theory by examining the relationship between one aspect of decision making—the perceived costs and benefits of crime—and the likelihood of crime, primarily using (experimental) surveys that lack consideration of the neighborhood context. Building on decades of research in the risk and decision sciences, the current study utilizes broader models of decision making to qualitatively examine how youth living in concentrated disadvantage make decisions during incidents of violence. Our thematic analysis of 22 in-depth interviews with youth in a midsize midwestern city indicates that the decision process regarding violence is much more complex than previously theorized.
ISSN:	0011-1287 1552-387X
DOI:	10.1177/00111287241231744