Crime and its social context : toward an integrated theory of offenders, victims, and situations /
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| Author / Creator: | Miethe, Terance D. |
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994. |
| Description: | xiv, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in deviance and social control |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1616778 |
| Summary: | Theories of criminality and theories of victimization have traditionally been discussed as though they bore no relationship to one another. Yet, a complete explanation for crime must examine both the decision to engage in crime by an offender and the everyday actions of ordinary citizens that increase vulnerability to criminals. The integration of these approaches yields testable models that have greater predictive power than could be obtained by looking only at models of offenders or models of victim behavior. A more general perspective that accounts for both the decision to engage in crime and the selection of particular crime targets is developed and tested. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-201) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0791419010 0791419029 |