Explaining Official Delinquency: a Spatial Study of Class,Conflict and Control* |
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Authors: | John Hagan A. R. Gillis Janet Chan |
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Abstract: | The correlation between social class and official delinquency is one of the more stable findings of sociological research. Consensus, conflict and organizational explanations of this correlation are examined with a coordinated set of survey, interview, and official data gathered in the central area of a middle-sized Canadian city. These data make possible the consideration of behavior and official rate-producing processes in a model that lends support to a combination of conflict and organizational perspectives. Consideration is given to the need for additional research using a similar frame-work in other types of community settings. |
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