A General Strain Theory of Community Differences in Crime Rates
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- Vol. 36 (2) , 123-155
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022427899036002001
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.Keywords
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