Causes of Crime
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Criminal Justice and Behavior
- Vol. 17 (4) , 410-419
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854890017004002
Abstract
This exploratory study examines the independent variables identified by a group of noncriminologists as being responsible for crime and describes the perceived causal connections between them. Sociological causes are more frequently invoked than are psychological factors. Network analysis reveals an implicit model composed of distal, mediating, and proximal causes. Two subsystems are identified, corresponding to societal and personal crime pathways. They are united by the perceived relationship between poverty and drug use.Keywords
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