Defiance Theory and Life Course Explanations of Persistent Offending

Autor/inn/en	Bouffard, Leana Allen; Piquero, Nicole Leeper
Titel	Defiance Theory and Life Course Explanations of Persistent Offending
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 56 (2010) 2, S.227-252 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128707311642
Schlagwörter	Sanctions; Crime; Recidivism; Theories; Prediction; Regression (Statistics); Psychological Patterns; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sanction; Sanktion; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Rückfall; Theory; Theorie; Vorhersage; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Criminologists have long grappled with the varying effect of sanctions. In an effort to clarify these divergent effects, Sherman (1993) delineated a general theory of sanction effects, termed "defiance theory." Defiance theory anticipates that there are four necessary conditions for defiance to occur: (a) the sanction must be perceived as unfair; (b) the offender must be poorly bonded; (c) the sanction must be perceived as stigmatizing; and (d) the offender denies the shame produced by the sanction. This study provides one of the first empirical assessments of defiance theory. In addition, defiance theory is examined within the life-course perspective, and analyses address trajectories of offending. Using data from the 1945 Philadelphia Birth Cohort, the results yield promising support for the theory. (Contains 12 notes, 3 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10