Belief in the Code of the Street and Individual Involvement in Offending: A Meta-Analysis

IF 1.5 1区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Pub Date : 2020-06-05 DOI:10.1177/1541204020927737

Richard K. Moule, B. Fox

引用次数: 11

Abstract

Anderson’s Code of the Street thesis suggests that stronger belief in, and adherence to, subcultural “street code” norms increases the risk of criminal and aggressive behaviors, particularly among adolescents and young adults in urban communities. This study uses a meta-analysis to assess the overall relationship between individual belief in the street code and risk of offending. Effect sizes (n = 38) from 20 unique studies produced a weighted correlation (r) of .11, indicating a belief in the street code had a positive association with offending across all studies. The effect is strongest for violent offending (.13) and among samples comprised of adolescents (.14), as predicted by Anderson’s theory. Even after accounting for competing theoretical and established correlates of offending, modest effects of street code beliefs on offending remained. These findings indicate that overall, the street code is a more general theory than Anderson originally predicted. Directions for future research on the code are discussed.

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街头规则信念与个人犯罪参与:一项元分析

Anderson的《街头守则》论文表明，对亚文化“街头守则”规范的坚定信念和遵守会增加犯罪和攻击行为的风险，尤其是在城市社区的青少年和年轻人中。这项研究使用荟萃分析来评估个人对街道法规的信仰与犯罪风险之间的总体关系。20项独特研究的效应大小（n=38）产生了.11的加权相关性（r），表明在所有研究中，对街道代码的信念与违规行为呈正相关。正如Anderson的理论预测的那样，暴力犯罪（.13）和青少年样本（.14）的影响最强。即使在考虑了犯罪的相互竞争的理论和既定相关性之后，街头法规信仰对犯罪的适度影响仍然存在。这些发现表明，总体而言，街道代码是一个比Anderson最初预测的更通用的理论。讨论了未来对该代码的研究方向。

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.90

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10.50%

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