Fear of Gang Crime: A Look at Three Theoretical ModelsLaw and Society Review - Tập 37 Số 2 - Trang 425-456 - 2003
Jodi Lane, James W. Meeker
Gang crime and resulting public fear became a major policy focus during the
1990s, yet few studies specifically focus on fear of gang crime. Guided by
social disorganization theory, we test three theoretical models about the
individual thought processes leading to fear of gang crime. Using structural
equation models, we find that each of these three theories—diversity, disorder,
and community conc... hiện toàn bộ
On Game Theory and the LawLaw and Society Review - Tập 31 Số 3 - Trang 613-630 - 1997
Kenneth G. Dau‐Schmidt, Eric Rasmusen, Jeffrey Evans Stake, Robert H. Heidt, Michael Alexeev
Legal Consciousness and Cultural CapitalLaw and Society Review - Tập 54 Số 1 - Trang 33-65 - 2020
Kathryne M. Young, Katie R. Billings
In this article, we use a Bourdieusian framework to theorize the relationship
between cultural capital and legal consciousness, and in turn to consider how
variation in legal consciousness contributes to the creation and maintenance of
legal hegemony. We investigate how cultural capital shapes the ways people
navigate situations that force them to mediate between state-conferred rights,
on one han... hiện toàn bộ
Automakers and Dealers: A Study of Criminogenic Market ForcesLaw and Society Review - Tập 4 Số 3 - Trang 407-424 - 1970
William N. Leonard, Marvin Glenn Weber
That the American culture contains criminogenic elements leading to blue-collar
crime, white-collar crime and noncriminal exploitation has been recognized by
sociologists. Sutherland (1949: 9) defined a white-collar crime as one
“committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of
his legitimate occupation.” White-collar crime included such acts as false and
deceptive a... hiện toàn bộ
A Study of Admitted Income Tax EvasionLaw and Society Review - Tập 13 Số 1 - Trang 73-89 - 1978
Robert Mason, Lyle D. Calvin
A sample survey of 800 Oregon adults showed that nearly one in four admit they
practice evasion. Higher percentages were found for people who were young, with
low income, male, and who believed their chance of getting caught was low.
Occupational prestige and belief that the tax system is unfair were unrelated to
noncompliance. Differential opportunities to practice evasion is a promising
explanat... hiện toàn bộ