When Criminal Coping is Likely: an Examination of Conditioning Effects in General Strain Theory

This paper addresses a central problem in general strain theory (GST): the mixed results regarding those factors said to condition the effect of strains on crime. We test Agnew's (Deviant Behav 34(8):653-670, 2013) assertion that a criminal response to strain is likely only when individuals sco...

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Authors: Thaxton, Sherod (Author) ; Agnew, Robert 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 887-920
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Generalized additive models
Nonlinear effects
Interaction Effects
General Strain Theory
General strain theory
Interaction effects
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Summary:This paper addresses a central problem in general strain theory (GST): the mixed results regarding those factors said to condition the effect of strains on crime. We test Agnew's (Deviant Behav 34(8):653-670, 2013) assertion that a criminal response to strain is likely only when individuals score high on several factors that increase the propensity for criminal coping or possess markers that indicate a strong propensity for criminal coping.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-017-9358-5