title: Research misconduct and crime lessons from criminal science on preventing misconduct and promoting integrity.
abstract: For 200 years, criminologists theorized that delinquent and criminal acts arise from deviant psychological states (such as irrationality or immorality) and/or social conditions that produce these psychological states. This theoretical perspective, which is being duplicated in most efforts to understand and control research misconduct, has not been productive. More recently, criminological perspectives have emerged, emphasizing situational factors that enhance or restrict the opportunity for illegal or imprudent behavior. These so-called "opportunity" theories have been shown to have practical value in reducing crime rates. We explore the promise of these newer theories for the responsible conduct of research (RCR).
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas, 211 Main, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA. djadams@uark.edu
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Pimple
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D036262:Empirical Research; D032984:Ethics, Research / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D016495:Police / Q000941:ethics; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D012586:Science / Q000941:ethics; D015871:Scientific Misconduct / Q000523:psychology*; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D014481:United States