TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Crime and Coercion: A Test of Core Theoretical Propositions
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Unnever, James D.
A1  - Colvin, Mark
A1  - Cullen, Francis T.
SP  - 244
EP  - 268
VL  - 41
IS  - 3
N2  - In his recent Crime and Coercion, Colvin contends that individuals exposed to coercive environments develop social-psychological deficits that enhance their probability of engaging in criminal behavior. Using a sample of 2,472 students from six middle schools, the authors test core propositions of Colvin's differential coercion theory. Thus, they assess whether delinquent involvement is related to four coercive environments: parental coercion, peer coercion, a coercive school environment, and a coercive neighborhood environment. The authors also assess whether the influence of these coercive environments on delinquency is mediated by four social-psychological deficits: coercive ideation, anger, school social bonds, and parental social bonds. The analysis revealed fairly consistent support for the core propositions of differential coercion theory. Thus, they found that students exposed to coercive environments develop social-psychological deficits and therefore engage in relatively serious delinquent behavior. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by SAGE Publications)  Crime Causes Delinquency Causes Child Delinquency Child Crime Child Offender Juvenile Crime Juvenile Offender Juvenile Delinquency Late Childhood Early Adolescence Junior High School Student Coercion Delinquency Risk Factors Crime Risk Factors Peer Influence Peer Relations Peer Risk Factors Parent Child Relations Family Relations Family Risk Factors Family Influence Community Influence Community Risk Factors Neighborhood Influence School Environment School Influence School Risk Factors School Bonding 08-05<p />
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SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
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