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Shame and Rational Choice in Offending Decisions

STEPHEN G. TIBBETTS

East Tennessee State University

This study examined the effects of shame proneness and two types of anticipated shame states—shame due to exposure and shame without exposure—in a rational choice model of offending intentions. Using scenario-based survey data from a sample of university students, it was found that (a) anticipated shame states without exposure reduced intentions to drive drunk and shoplift and (b) anticipated shame states due to exposure reduced shoplifting intentions. By contrast, shame proneness had a positive effect on decisions to commit both drunk driving and shoplifting. The findings support the rational choice model of offending and indicate that the effects of shame are important components in individuals' decisions to offend.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 2, 234-255 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854897024002006
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