Victims of serious violence and their criminal behavior: subcultural theory and beyond.
This paper looks at the relationship between the experiences of the victim of a serious crime and that of the offender. It shows that, in some cases, the victim experience is an important predictor of criminal behavior. An analysis of self-reported and officially recorded offense and victimization data supports the hypothesized relationship between victim and offender experiences. The results have implications for subcultural theory and a dynamic analysis of how patterns of assaultive violence are created and maintained.
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Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Buffalo.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence