Violent victimization, confluence of risks and the nature of criminal behavior: Testing main and interactive effects from Agnew’s extension of General Strain Theory

Graham C. Ousey, Pamela Wilcox and Christopher J. Schreck

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2015, vol. 43, issue 2, 164-173

Abstract: Important facets of the association between violent crime victimization and criminal offending remain unsettled. Drawing on key aspects of General Strain Theory, this study examined whether violent crime victimization affects overall offending proclivity as well as the character—violent vs. nonviolent—of criminal behavior. Additionally, it tested a recent theory extension positing that larger effects of violent victimization will be found among individuals with a greater confluence of criminogenic risk factors.

Keywords: Violent victimization; Nature of offending; General strain theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.02.006

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