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Offenders’ risk-taking attitude inside and outside the prison walls

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Gummerum, Michaela, Hanoch, Yaniv and Rolison, Jonathan J. (2014) Offenders’ risk-taking attitude inside and outside the prison walls. Risk Analysis, 34 (10). pp. 1870-1881. doi:10.1111/risa.12222 ISSN 0272-4332.

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Abstract

It has long been assumed that risk taking is closely associated with criminal behavior. One reason for placing criminals behind bars—aside from punishment and protecting the public—is to prevent them from engaging in further risky criminal activities. Limited attention has been paid to whether being inside or outside prison affects offenders’ risk-taking behaviors and attitudes. We compared risk-taking behaviors and attitudes in five risk domains (ethical, financial, health/safety, recreational, social) among 75 incarcerated offenders (that is, offenders that are currently in prison) and 45 ex-offenders (that is, offenders that have just been released from prison). Ex-offenders reported higher likelihood of engaging in risky behavior, driven largely by a willingness to take more risks in the recreational and ethical domains. Benefits attributed to as well as risk perception did not differ between incarcerated and exoffenders indicating that the opportunity to take risks might underlie behavioral risk intentions. Our results also indicate that risk taking activities are better predicted by the expected benefits rather than by risk perception, aside from the health/safety domain. These results highlight the importance of studying the person and the environment and examining risk-taking in a number of content domains.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Risk-taking (Psychology) , Risk-taking (Psychology) -- Social aspects, Ex-convicts , Ex-convicts -- Social conditions, Ex-convicts -- Psychology, Prisoners -- Attitudes
Journal or Publication Title: Risk Analysis
Publisher: Society for Risk Analysis
ISSN: 0272-4332
Official Date: October 2014
Dates:
DateEvent
October 2014Published
9 June 2014Available
9 April 2014Accepted
Volume: 34
Number: 10
Page Range: pp. 1870-1881
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12222
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gummerum, M. , Hanoch, Y. and Rolison, J. J. (2014), Offenders’ Risk‐Taking Attitude Inside and Outside the Prison Walls. Risk Analysis, 34: 1870-1881., which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/risa.12222. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: Society for Risk Analysis
Date of first compliant deposit: 21 October 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 October 2019

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