@article{ref1,
title="Moralistic street robbery",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2008",
author="Jacobs, Bruce A. and Wright, Roosevelt",
volume="54",
number="4",
pages="511-531",
abstract="Street robbery is widely seen as the epitome of acquisitive instrumentality, yet recent research suggests that the crime may be designed more to send a message than to generate capital. Drawing from in-depth, semistructured interviews with active offenders, we find that moralistic street robbery is a response to one of three types of violations. Market-related violations emerge from disputes involving partners in trade, rivals, or generalized predators. Status-based violations involve encounters in which the grievant's essential character or normative sensibilities have been challenged. Personalistic violations flow from incidents in which the grievant's autonomy or belief in a just world have been jeopardized. Discussion focuses on the data's implications for deterrence and the spread of urban violence.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128707307220",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128707307220"
}