RT Article
T1 Choice, Social Structure, and Crime
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 71
IS 9
SP 2947
OP 2960
A1 Barnum, Timothy C.
A2 Gelder, Jean-Louis van
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1931345244
AB On May 22 to 23, 2023, a workshop held at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law explored the gap between macro-level sociological perspectives and micro-level rational choice perspectives in criminology. The current special issue is the fruit of that effort. Three main themes—structural and cultural constraints, economic opportunities and criminal justice involvement, and moral and ethical contexts—are examined in seven empirical contributions. Together, the studies underscore the notion that while rational choice and sociological theories are often viewed as conflicting and examined separately, they are in fact compatible, and even complementary, aspects of larger social processes. Future research is encouraged to adopt a comprehensive approach encompassing both micro and macro explanations.
K1 macro-micro problem
K1 choice sets
K1 constrained choice
K1 Social Structure
K1 Rational Choice Theory
DO 10.1177/00111287241258670