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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Autor principal: Thaxton, Sherod (Autor)
Otros Autores: Agnew, Robert
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Journal of quantitative criminology
Año: 2018, Volumen: 34, Número: 4, Páginas: 887-920
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
General Strain Theory
Generalized additive models
General strain theory
Interaction Effects
Interaction effects
Nonlinear effects
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Sumario: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