Adolescents' Legality Representations and Crime Reporting

摘要: Abstract The present study primarily focused on the appraisals that nearly 4000 middle school and high students made of crimes or unlawful acts they hypothetically witnessed. key appraisal dimensions were concerned with students' evaluation legality acceptability acts, personal concerns, emotional consequences for self, potential benefits victims would accrue from filing not a police report crimes. Students also evaluated probability report, if situation actually occurred. primary goal was to examine general hypothesis adolescents' willingness file be directly affected by their appraisals. It hypothesized these appraisals, in turn, mediate any effect exerted levels antisocial aggressive behaviors prosocial behavior, as well views about ...