Causes of Juvenile Shoplifting: Perspectives from Behavioral Economics and Psychology

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220704.123How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Juvenile; Shoplifting; Behavioral Economics; Psychological explanations

Abstract

Shoplifting is a commonly seen, entry-level, nonviolent petty crime, carried out by mostly juveniles. Harmless as it may seem, it, to a large extent, affects a country’s economy and may evolve into much more serious offenses. The purpose of this study is to explore the causes of juvenile shoplifting from the behavioral economics and psychological perspectives, along with the decision-making process of juvenile criminals. We will try to explain juvenile shoplifting using economic models such as the prospect theory. What’s more, we will approach the phenomenon from a psychological perspective, which involves factors like psychological traits, social learning, social control, and deterrence, to find out how those factors influence juveniles’ decision-making process. This study expands the research on juvenile shoplifting and gives insights on practical implications for how to prevent juvenile shoplifting.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yaming Zhuang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/11
TI  - Causes of Juvenile Shoplifting: Perspectives from Behavioral Economics and Psychology
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 676
EP  - 681
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220704.123
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.123
ID  - Zhuang2022
ER  -