Sophistication, Organization, and Authority‐sub Ject Conflict

Rediscovering and Unraveling Turk's Theory of Norm Resistance

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ID9680274
AuthorsRichard G Greenleaf (0000-0002-3750-5550, Framingham State University, corresponding author), Lonn Lanza‐kaduce (University of Florida)
Year1995
Volume33
Issue4
Pages565-586
Publication date1995-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1995.tb01190.x
OpenAlexW2142257798
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited25

While it has been more than a quarter of a century since Austin Turk proposed his non‐partisan conflict theory in Criminality and Legal Order, little effort has been made to assess this work empirically. This study applies Turk's theory to police‐citizen encounters at domestic disputes in a southern city. Five hypotheses are advanced and analyzed. The findings indicate that after controlling for race, sex, and area of the city, overt conflict between the police and citizens is related to the organization and sophistication of the participants involved

Conflict resolution · Conflict theories · Criminology · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Race (biology · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Sophistication · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gender Studies · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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