Robert S. Agnew
Emory University
1 paper in the Anchorcite directory, published in 1992, cited 5,038 times in total.
Research topics
- Social and Intergroup Psychology · 1 paper
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · 1 paper
- Crime Patterns and Interventions · 1 paper
Papers
- FOUNDATION FOR A GENERAL STRAIN THEORY OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY*Criminology · 1992 · 5,038 citations
This paper presents a general strain theory of crime and delinquency that is capable of overcoming the criticisms of previous strain theories. In the first section, strain theory is distinguished from social control and differential association/social learning theory. In the…
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