TY - JOUR
T1 - Exposure to situations conducive to delinquent behavior
T2 - The effects of time use, income, and transportation
AU - Anderson, Amy L.
AU - Hughes, Lorine A.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Multilevel cross-sectional data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to test predictions based on Osgood and colleagues' extension of routine activity theory to individual offending. Specifically, the authors examined the associations between delinquent behavior and three variables hypothesized to increase exposure to situations conducive to such behavior: unstructured socializing (time use), income, and private transportation. Findings are generally supportive, showing that differences in individual offending among youth reflect varying degrees of criminal opportunities associated with diverse daily life patterns and routines.
AB - Multilevel cross-sectional data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to test predictions based on Osgood and colleagues' extension of routine activity theory to individual offending. Specifically, the authors examined the associations between delinquent behavior and three variables hypothesized to increase exposure to situations conducive to such behavior: unstructured socializing (time use), income, and private transportation. Findings are generally supportive, showing that differences in individual offending among youth reflect varying degrees of criminal opportunities associated with diverse daily life patterns and routines.
KW - Multilevel
KW - Routine activity theory
KW - Situations conducive to delinquency
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U2 - 10.1177/0022427808326587
DO - 10.1177/0022427808326587
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58149234939
VL - 46
SP - 5
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
JF - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
SN - 0022-4278
IS - 1
ER -