Only a matter of time? The role of criminal competence in avoiding arrest
dc.contributor.author | Ouellet, Frédéric | |
dc.contributor.author | Bouchard, Martin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-05T16:57:11Z | |
dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | fr |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-05T16:57:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-08-17 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/23333 | |
dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | fr |
dc.subject | Arrest | fr |
dc.subject | Criminal competence | fr |
dc.subject | Criminal efficiency | fr |
dc.subject | Exposure time | fr |
dc.subject | Criminal careers | fr |
dc.subject | Life history calendars | fr |
dc.title | Only a matter of time? The role of criminal competence in avoiding arrest | fr |
dc.type | Article | fr |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Université de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. École de criminologie | fr |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/07418825.2016.1219761 | |
dcterms.abstract | While prior research has shown that the probability of detection plays a role in the decision-making of many offenders, much less is known on offenders’ relative success in avoiding arrest. In this study, we draw from detailed criminal career data on 172 offenders involved in lucrative criminal activities to examine the role of criminal competence in the probability of being arrested in a given month. We examine a particular aspect of competence, criminal efficiency, which is defined as the ability to earn a relatively large amount of money for each crime committed. Our research design allows us to disentangle the effect of criminal efficiency as a static trait of offenders from the dynamic variations in efficiency that offenders experience over time. Results show that efficiency is a strong, negative predictor of arrest, both at the static and dynamic levels. | fr |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:0741-8825 | fr |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:1745-9109 | fr |
dcterms.language | eng | fr |
UdeM.ReferenceFournieParDeposant | Ouellet, F. & Bouchard, M. (2017). Only a Matter of Time? The Role of Criminal Competence in Avoiding Arrest, Justice Quarterly, 34(4), 699-726 (DOI:10.1080/07418825.2016.1219761). | fr |
UdeM.VersionRioxx | Version acceptée / Accepted Manuscript | fr |
oaire.citationTitle | Justice quarterly | |
oaire.citationVolume | 34 | |
oaire.citationIssue | 4 | |
oaire.citationStartPage | 699 | |
oaire.citationEndPage | 726 |
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