%0 Journal Article
%T Analysing the perception¨Cchoice process in Situational Action Theory. A randomized scenario study
%A Lieven J.R. Pauwels
%J European Journal of Criminology
%@ 1741-2609
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1477370817732195
%X In Situational Action Theory (SAT), crime is seen as the result of the interplay between individual and setting characteristics. This replication study focuses on the perception¨Cchoice process. The perception¨Cchoice process refers to the process whereby one sees the breaking of rules (stated in laws) as an action alternative and deliberately (or habitually) carries out an act of rule-breaking, given that one sees the breaking of a specific rule as an action alternative. The unique contribution of this study to the empirical literature is that it tests the interaction between choosing a violent response, propensity, and exposure to scenario criminogeneity using a web-based randomized scenario study. The results indicate that individuals who have low levels of crime propensity rarely choose a violent response, independent of scenario criminogeneity (as measured by provocation and the absence of monitoring agents). The likelihood of choosing a violent response increases as a result of the interplay between scenario criminogeneity and crime propensity. The implications for future tests of SAT are discussed
%K crime propensity
%K exposure to setting provocation
%K online factorial survey
%K randomized scenario study
%K Situational Action Theory
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1477370817732195