RT Article
T1 Understanding pathways to crime: can anomie theory explain higher crime rates among refugees? : current f from a Swiss survey
JF European journal on criminal policy and research
VO 23
IS 4
SP 539
OP 558
A1 Simmler, Monika 1990-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1567216986
AB This study explores the extent to which the comparatively high crime rates among refugees in Switzerland can be explained once anomie theory is employed to take individual and social factors into account. The discrepancy between expectations and internalized goals on the one hand, and accessible legal opportunities on the other, may lead to heightened personal strain and anomic reactions such as innovation and deviance. This research tested this notion via statistical data and a survey of refugees in Switzerland. The results offer moderate support to anomie-centered explanations of crime among refugees.
K1 Anomie theory
K1 Asylum
K1 Deviance
K1 Migration
K1 Refugees
K1 Anomietheorie
K1 Asylsuchende
K1 Flüchtlinge
K1 Kriminalität
K1 Schweiz
K1 Abweichendes Verhalten
DO 10.1007/s10610-017-9351-4