The relationship between injustice and crime: A general strain theory approach

Heather L. Scheuerman

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2013, vol. 41, issue 6, 375-385

Abstract: Connect General Strain Theory (GST) and the organizational justice literature by examining how different types and combinations of major forms of injustice (distributive, procedural, and interactional), and resultant anger, may increase the likelihood that individuals respond to strain with crime.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.06.019

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