Investigating the Determinants of the Street Code and its Relation to Offending among Adults |
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Authors: | Alex R Piquero Jonathan Intravia Eric Stewart Nicole Leeper Piquero Marc Gertz Jake Bratton |
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Institution: | (1) Program in Criminology, EPPS, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA;(2) College of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University, 634 W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1127, USA |
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Abstract: | Theoretical and empirical consideration has long been given to the role of subcultural attitudes and how they relate to delinquency
and crime. Recently, Anderson has reconceptualized these early attitudinal depictions by considering the formation and role
of these specific attitudes or ‘code of the street’ among African-Americans in inner-city neighborhoods. A number of important
findings have emerged from this literature, yet much remains to be considered. We contribute to this literature in three specific
ways by examining: (1) the scope of street code attitudes across a wide variety of individuals—and not just inner-city African
American (males) to assess the generalizability of these attitudes; (2) the correlates of street code attitudes; and (3) the
extent to which street code attitudes mediate the relationship between various demographic and attitudinal (self-control)
variables and crime. Theoretical implications and directions for future research are addressed. |
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