Crime 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. / viii, 82 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:ALU.w.uleth.ca/dspace#10133/627 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Mishra, Sandeep, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science |
| Contributors | Lalumière, Martin L. |
| Publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2007, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Psychology |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) |
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