Delinquent-Prone Communities

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Delinquent-Prone Communities
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Don Weatherburn
By (author) Bronwyn Lind
SeriesCambridge Studies in Criminology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 182
ISBN/Barcode 9780521026970
ClassificationsDewey:364.36
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 22 Tables, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 November 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Despite a century of effort, criminologists do not yet fully understand the relationship between disadvantage and crime. The balance of evidence suggests that economic and social stress increase the risk of involvement in crime by increasing the motivation to offend. But there are a number of empirical anomalies that cannot easily be reconciled with this interpretation of the evidence. Weatherburn and Lind argue that the transmission mechanism linking economic and social stress to crime is not offender motivation but disruption to the parenting process. They put forward an epidemic model of the genesis of delinquent-prone communities and show how this model resolves the empirical anomalies facing conventional interpretations of the disadvantage/crime relationship. This book offers compelling evidence which will stimulate debate in this area of criminology and will also interest academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field.

Author Biography

Don Waetherburn is Director of the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australia. Bronwyn Lind is Deputy Director of the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australia.