Type of Place, Urbanism, and Delinquency: Further Testing the Determinist Theory

This research examines the relationship between type of place and juvenile delinquency in an effort to extend knowledge about the “determinist” theory. This theory predicts a positive relationship between type of place and delinquency, and that relationship will be mediated by “urbanism,” the negati...

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Published in:The journal of research in crime and delinquency 1993-05, Vol.30 (2), p.192-212
Main Author: INGRAM, A. LEIGH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Crime
Delinquency
Determinism
Environmental Factors
Juvenile Delinquency
Males
Mediators
Medical sciences
Place type
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Relationship
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Urban areas
Urbanism
Young people
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Summary:This research examines the relationship between type of place and juvenile delinquency in an effort to extend knowledge about the “determinist” theory. This theory predicts a positive relationship between type of place and delinquency, and that relationship will be mediated by “urbanism,” the negative consequences of exposure to urban environments. The theory is tested using two measures of type of place, six measures of urbanism, and three delinquency indexes. The results provide little support for the determinist theory. Delinquency does not predict urbanness, and urbanness does not predict urbanism. Urbanism does, however, prove to be a significant predictor of delinquency.
ISSN:0022-4278
1552-731X
DOI:10.1177/0022427893030002004