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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Mathew Larson
Second Advisor
Bradley Smith
Abstract
The objective of this study was to explore moral disengagement as a predictor of both gun carrying and gun shooting behaviors among adolescent youths. Utilizing data from Pathways to Desistence (Mulvey, 2010), two logistic fixed effects models were created to determine the impact of moral disengagement on the aforementioned behaviors. This study concluded that based on the data available, moral disengagement has a moderate effect on gun carrying behaviors and does not have a statistically significant relationship with gun shooting behaviors.
Recommended Citation
Theaker, Nathan, "Rationalized Killing: How Moral Disengagement Affects Gun Carrying And Violence Among Adolescent Youth" (2020). Wayne State University Theses. 792.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/792