RELIGION AND CRIME REEXAMINED - THE IMPACT OF RELIGION, SECULAR CONTROLS, AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY ON ADULT CRIMINALITY

被引:193
作者
EVANS, TD
CULLEN, FT
DUNAWAY, RG
BURTON, VS
机构
[1] UNIV CINCINNATI, DEPT CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CINCINNATI, OH 45221 USA
[2] MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV, CORRECT PROGRAM, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 39762 USA
[3] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV, PULLMAN, WA 99164 USA
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D O I
10.1111/j.1745-9125.1995.tb01176.x
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Since Hirschi and Stark's (1969) surprising failure to find religious (''hellfire'') effects on delinquency, subsequent research has generally revealed an inverse relationship between religiosity and various forms of deviance, delinquency, and crime. The complexity of the relationship and conditions under which it holds, however, continue to be debated. Although a few researchers have found that religion's influence is noncontingent, most have found support-especially among youths-for effects that vary by denomination, type of offense, and social and/or religious context. More recently the relationship has been reported as spurious when relevant secular controls are included. Our research attempts to resolve these issues by testing the religion-crime relationship in models with a comprehensive crime measure and three separate dimensions of religiosity. We also control far secular constraints, religious networks, and social ecology. We found that, among our religiosity measures, participation in religious activities was a persistent and noncontingent inhibiter of adult crime.
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页码:195 / 224
页数:30
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