In Influence of Risks, Returns, and Opportunities on Criminal Decisionmaking

犯罪的决定在很大程度上是由感知到的成本、回报和机会决定的，迄今为止人们对这一决定知之甚少。此外，先前与刑事司法系统打交道的经验对形成这些看法也很重要。Matsueda博士利用一种独特的纵向数据集，以可能有犯罪倾向和严重犯罪行为的人口为重点，来研究刑事决策过程。他的研究不仅将增加我们对这一过程的理解，而且将有助于犯罪社会学和犯罪经济学的整合。具体来说，考虑到年龄、种族、性别和先前被捕和监禁历史的差异，Matsueda博士将测试一个完整的和有限的理性犯罪行为决策模型。这项研究应该为我们理解高危人群的犯罪动机增加一个重要的组成部分。

The as yet little understood decision to commit a crime is importantly determined by the perceived costs, rewards and opportunities. Further the effects of prior experiences with the criminal justice system are important in shaping those perceptions. Dr. Matsueda utilizes a unique longitudinal data set which has as its foci a population that is likely to be criminally disposed and serious criminal acts to examine the criminal decision-making process. His research not only will increase our understanding of this process, but also will contribute to the integration of the sociology of crime and the economics of crime. Specifically, taking differences by age, race, sex and histories of prior arrest and incarceration into account, Dr. Matsueda will test both a complete and a limited rational decision-making model of criminal behavior. This research should add an important component to our understanding of the motivation of people at high risk for committing crimes.