Religion and Crime Reexamined
The Impact of Religion, Secular Controls, and Social Ecology on Adult Criminality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9681402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T David Evans (0000-0002-9223-2233, University of North Carolina Wilmington, corresponding author), Francis T Cullen (0000-0003-4975-915X, University of Cincinnati), R Gregory Dunaway (Mississippi State University), Velmer S Burton (Washington State University) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 195-224 |
| Publication date | 1995-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1995.tb01176.x |
| OpenAlex | W2152728891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 121 |
| References cited | 53 |
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 for 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
Context (archaeology · Criminology · Deviance (statistics · Geography · Juvenile delinquency · Religiosity · Social control · Social science · Sociology · Spurious relationship · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 121 |
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| Citations per year | 4,03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 115 |