Citation

Agnew R. J. Res. Crime Delinq. 1999; 36(2): 123-155.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This article draws on Agnew's general strain theory to explain community differences in crime rates. After reviewing the communities and crime research, the author discusses the ways in which community-level variables contribute to strain, including the failure to achieve positively valued goals and the loss of positive stimuli/presentation of negative stimuli. The ways in which community-level variables condition the impact of strain on crime are then examined. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by SAGE Publications)

Community Influence
Community Crime
Community Risk Factors
Crime Causes
Crime Rates
Strain Theory
Adult Crime
Adult Offender
Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Offender
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