Violence, Crime, and Violent Crime

I propose a dual conceptualization of violent crime. Since violent crime is both violence and crime, theories of aggression and deviance are required to understand it. I argue that both harm-doing and rule breaking are instrumental behaviors and that a bounded rational choice approach can account fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richard B. Felson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2009-05-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Online Access:http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/46