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McGloin, Jean Marie, Schreck, Christopher, Stewart, Eric and Ousey, Graham (2011) Predicting the violent offender: The discriminant validity of the subculture of violence. Criminology, 49 (3). pp. 767-794. ISSN 0011-1384
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Abstract
This study tests the extent to which an adherence to the subculture of violence uniquely predicts a tendency to favor violence or instead predicts a more generalized offending repertoire, of which violence is part. Specifically, we use a unique analytic technique that provides the opportunity to distinguish empirically between the “violent offender” and/or the “frequent offender.” The results suggest that holding values favorable toward violence consistently predicts general offending but do not identify youth who systematically favor violence over nonviolence. This discussion considers the impact of these findings for the continued utility of the subculture of violence perspective.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | violence; specialization; subculture of violence; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: | 20360 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00235.x |
| Depositing User: | Christopher Schreck |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2025 15:58 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Criminology |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20360 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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