A general strain theory of community differences in crime rates

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-155

  Agnew, Robert ^a  

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AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CRIME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FRUSTRATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

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DOI: 10.1177/0022427899036002001     Document Type: Review

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