Nerve” and violent encounters
An assessment of fearlessness in the face of danger
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9679792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Melde (0000-0002-2164-4206, Michigan State University, corresponding author), M T Berg (0000-0003-2709-0950, University of Iowa), Finn‐aage Esbensen (University of Missouri–St. Louis) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 226-254 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1745-9125.12233 |
| OpenAlex | W2992411677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 45 |
The findings from a large body of research on the ecology of violence indicate that individuals demonstrate a willingness to engage in violence to reduce their risk for violent victimization. Scholars have suggested that a reputation for toughness and aggression acts as an informal signal that deters mistreatment. Anderson (1999), in his street code thesis, in particular, argued that adherence to the street code functions as a signal that reduces violent victimization risk. Other research findings, however, reveal that the street code leads to an increase in victimization risk; moreover, violent offenders are routinely victimized at high rates given their lifestyle and routine activities. The evidence, therefore, does not show support for the position that a reputation for toughness or aggression effectively reduces violent victimization. In the current study, we operationalize the concept of nerve, which findings from criminological studies indicate is an important mechanism for protecting adolescents from victimization. Using data from the second national evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program, we test this operationalization of nerve to determine whether the concept is associated with later violent offending and violent victimization in ways consistent with theory and research on the ecology of youth violence. Our results demonstrate support for the notion that nerve is positively associated with violent offending, whereas those at the highest levels of this construct experience fewer violent victimizations
Aggression · Criminology · Operationalization · Political science · Reputation · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
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Fear and fitness
The affect heuristic
Seductions of Crime
Beyond valence
Street Justice
Social Learning and Social Structure
Risk Perception and Affect
Codes of the Underworld
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In Search of Respect
Testing the Core Empirical Implications of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime
Violence
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The Victim–offender Overlap in Context
I Got Your Back”
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Lifestyle, Rational Choice, and Adolescent Fear
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Risk as feelings
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |