STRAINED LIVES AND CRIME: EXAMINING INTRA‐INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN STRAIN AND OFFENDING IN A SAMPLE OF INCARCERATED WOMEN*

By L. Slocum, S. Simpson, Douglas A. Smith. 2005

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Statistical Models of Life Events and Criminal Behavior (2010, background): “... (Sampson and Laub 1993) versions of social control theory predict that changes in social bonds will affect offending (King et al. 2007; Sampson et al. 2006), social learning theories (Akers 1977; Sutherland and Cressey 1955) predict that offending will increase after a switch to a more delinquen”
Offender emotion and self-regulation: implications for offender rehabilitation programming (2009, background): “Such accounts resonate with the General Strain Theory of crime (Agnew, 1992 ) which suggests not only that those who experience higher levels of strain engage in more delinquent behaviour, but also that individuals are more likely to offend during periods of high strain (Slocum, Simpson, & Smith, ”
Street Youth, Gender, Financial Strain, and Crime: Exploring Broidy and Agnew's Extension to General Strain Theory (2007, background): “Slocum et al. (2005), using a sample of incarcerated women, found that a scale of negative life events that included problems with money and victimization predicted violent offending as did a measure of low state financial support. Neighborhood strain and negative life events were associated with no”