A Durkheimian Analysis of International Crime Rates

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2554580
AutoresMarvin D Krohn (University of Iowa, autor correspondente)
Ano1978
Volume57
Fascículo2
Páginas654
Data de publicação1978-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2577688
OpenAlexW4242878901
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas33

Emile Durkheim's theory of the emergence of the division of labor and consequent state of anomie was presented as a model by which the variance in international crime rates could be explained. Durkheim recognized the possibility that a “chronic” state of anomie occurring concomitant with industrialization would produce an increase in the crime rate. A test of the model delineating the causal relationships suggested by Durkheim found that the variable of anomie was not predictive of crime rates. However, a modified model excluding anomie was examined and found to be useful in explaining property and total crime rates. Alternative interpretations consistent with a Durkheimian perspective were suggested and explored

Anomie · Criminology · Economics · Perspective (graphical) · Property crime · Sociology · State (computer science) · Variance (accounting) · Violent crime · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology