Citation

Grothoff GE, Kempf-Leonard K, Mullins C. Women Crim. Justice 2014; 24(1): 22-43.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08974454.2013.842519

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study is a partial test of Robert Agnew's (2006) general strain theory. The sample consists of 39,879 juveniles between the ages of 10 and 17 from a metropolitan area in Texas with more than 5 million people. Logistic regression is used to determine the effect of living situation on drug offenders, drug recidivists, and juvenile court case outcome when race, abuse, sex, and mental health problems are controlled. Gender-specific analysis is used to test L. Broidy and R. Agnew's (1997) hypothesis that girls and boys react differently to strain.

RESULTS show partial support for the influence of a strained living situation on drug offenders, drug recidivists, and case outcome. Support is found for the hypothesis that boys' and girls' experiences with strain differ.