Assessing the Relevance of Anomie Theory for Explaining Spatial Variation in Lethal Criminal Violence: An Aggregate-Level Analysis of Homicide within the United States
One of the most influential statements in the anomie theory tradition has been Merton’s argument that the volume of instrumental property crime should be higher where there is a greater imbalance between the degree of commitment to monetary success goals and the degree of commitment to legitimate me...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Bielefeld
2008-11-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Conflict and Violence |
| Online Access: | http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/38 |