Falsifying Merton's Macro-Level Anomie Theory of Profit-Motivated Crime: A Research Note

The objective of our article is straightforward. We seek to derive, and to confront with data, an empirical model of Robert K. Merton's macro-level, anomie theory of profit-motivated crime. We use Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression equations to estimate the joint effects of measures of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Deviant behavior 2013-12, Vol.34 (12), p.961-972
Hauptverfasser:	Chamlin, Mitchell B., Sanders, Beth A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anomie Crime Crime Rates Deprivation Drug Trafficking Merton, Robert King Merton, Robert King (1910-2003) Motivation Norms Profits Relative Deprivation Social Structure Theory
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