Attribution of blame scale

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Attribution of blame scale
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Attribution

• A meaning given to a behaviour, an explanation

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Measuring Attribution

• External Attribution
• Society, victim
• Mental Element
• Mental illness, poor self control, personality
• Guilt feeling
• Feelings of remorse and self blame

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Attribution of Blame Scale

• Likert Scale
• 1 2 3 4
  5
• Strongly agree Strongly
  disagree
• Victims of crime nearly always get what they
  deserve
• When a crime occurs it is the offenders fault
• Alcohol is to be blamed for most of the crimes in
  our society

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Attribution of Blame Scale

• Likert Scale
• 1 2 3 4
  5
• Strongly agree Strongly disagree
• Most crimes can be attributed to problems in the
  offenders personality
• Living in bad neighborhood is the cause of most
  crime
• Women entice men to rape