Citation

Jacobs BA, Cherbonneau M. J. Crim. Justice 2019; 61: 40-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2019.01.002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Natural surveillance has long been a central feature of criminological discourse and is thought to be a potent source of deterrence. The current paper explores how a sample of active carjackers manages the prospect of "being seen," focusing on three specific decision-making protocols: Isolation, speed, and the exploitation of audience indifference. Conceptual attention focuses on the application of the perceptual heuristic "awareness contexts" (Glaser & Strauss, 1964) to reconcile two seemingly disconnected strands of criminological inquiry--one that positions offenders as recklessly impulsive, the other that postures them as calculative and deterrable.

Language: en