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Situational ethics

About: Situational ethics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4023 publications have been published within this topic receiving 145379 citations.


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06 Mar 2006
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that the primary prevention of the sexual abuse of children may be effected by systematically identifying and altering these problematic environmental elements, and the case for applying a situational prevention model to sexual offenses against children.
Abstract: Explanations of sexual offending against children have traditionally focused on the intrapsychic forces that are assumed to drive the offender’s deviant behavior. The situational crime prevention perspective, on the other hand, examines the immediate behavioral setting to identify factors that encourage or permit sexual abuse. Empirical evidence increasingly indicates that sexual offences against children are significantly mediated by opportunities and other environmental conditions. It is argued in this chapter that the primary prevention of the sexual abuse of children may be effected by systematically identifying and altering these problematic environmental elements. This chapter outlines the case for applying a situational prevention model to sexual offenses against children. It examines evidence for the situational bases of these offenses, describes a situational typology of sexual offenders against children, outlines the settings in which their offending occurs, and proposes situational strategies for preventing these offenses. Regular readers of the Crime Prevention Series will be familiar with the principles of situational crime prevention. However, we are hoping that this volume will attract researchers and practitioners in the sexual offender treatment field who may not normally read articles on situational crime prevention. Therefore, we will begin by briefly reviewing the key elements of situational prevention.

185 citations

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TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 797 studies and 1,001 effect sizes tested a theoretical hypothesis that situational constraints, such as perceived social pressure and perceived difficulty, weaken the relationsh... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A meta-analysis of 797 studies and 1,001 effect sizes tested a theoretical hypothesis that situational constraints, such as perceived social pressure and perceived difficulty, weaken the relationsh...

185 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationships between situational constraints, leader-member exchange, goal commitment, and performance in a retail organization and found that both situational constraints and leader-mem...
Abstract: This study examined the relationships between situational constraints, leader-member exchange, goal commitment, and performance in a retail organization. Both situational constraints and leader-mem...

184 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a model of potential determinants of softlifting behavior is developed and tested, and the analysis provides some support for the hypothesized model, specifically situational variables, such as delayed acquisition times, and personal gain variables such as the challenge of copying.
Abstract: Softlifting (software piracy by individuals) is an unethical behavior that pervades today's computer dependent society. Since a better understanding of underlying considerations of the behavior may provide a basis for remedy, a model of potential determinants of softlifting behavior is developed and tested. The analysis provides some support for the hypothesized model, specifically situational variables, such as delayed acquisition times, and personal gain variables, such as the challenge of copying, affect softlifting behavior. Most importantly, the analysis indicated that ethical perception of softlifting has no significant affect on softlifting behavior. These findings suggest major implications for both software manufacturers and academicians attempting to reduce piracy behavior through ethics instruction.

184 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20242
20231,132
20222,631
2021154
2020179
2019133