A Partial Test of Agnew's General Theory of Crime and Delinquency

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Yan; Day, George; Cao, Liqun
Titel	A Partial Test of Agnew's General Theory of Crime and Delinquency
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 58 (2012) 6, S.856-878 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128712461738
Schlagwörter	Delinquency; Structural Equation Models; Crime; Social Theories; Motivation; Longitudinal Studies; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kriminalität; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Gesellschaftstheorie; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	In 2005, Agnew introduced a new integrated theory, which he labels a general theory of crime and delinquency. He proposes that delinquency is more likely to occur when constraints against delinquency are low and motivations for delinquency are high. In addition, he argues that constraints and motivations are influenced by variables in five life domains. Capitalizing on longitudinal data of Paternoster's "Youths and Deterrence: Columbia, South Carolina, 1979-1981", a structural equation model is developed to test Agnew's theory. Data limitations preclude a full test of the theory, but the results support the core proposition of the theory: Life domains increase delinquency by reducing constraints against delinquency and by increasing motivations for delinquency. Other propositions of Agnew's theory garner mixed results. (Contains 6 notes, 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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