Strain, anger, and delinquent adaptations Specifying general strain theory

Mazerolle, Paul; Burton, Velmer S.; Cullen, Francis T.; Evans, T. David; Payne, Gary L.

doi:10.1016/s0047-2352(99)00041-0

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“…These results suggest that, indeed, there is a different criminal trajectory in each group: the generalist batterer is younger and with an earlier onset in his criminal activities, which by definition is more varied. This finding would be consistent with research showing that the age of delinquency onset is inversely related to the number of offenses (Mazerolle, Burton, Cullen, Evans, & Payne, 2000;McGloin, Sullivan, Piquero, & Pratt, 2007;Piquero, Paternoster, Mazerolle, Brame, & Dean, 1999) and that younger and persistent offenders tend to have a more varied criminal history (Arce, Fariña, & Vázquez, 2011), including partner violence (Mazerolle & Maahs, 2000).…”

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Generalists versus specialists: Toward a typology of batterers in prison

Herrero

Torres

Fernández-Suárez

et al. 2016

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context

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a b s t r a c tIn this study we apply the versatile/specialist offender debate to the research of intimate partner violence. We propose the existence of two types of imprisoned male batterers: the generalist and the specialist batterer. The individual, family, and community characteristics of these types of batterers are further explored in 110 imprisoned males in the Penitentiary of Villabona (Spain). As for the individual characteristics, results indicate that the generalist batterer present higher levels of psychopathology (specially antisocial and borderline personality), sexist attitudes, and substance dependence. Specialist batterers presented higher levels of conflict in their family of origin. Finally, generalist batterers reported coming from more socially disordered communities and showed lower levels of participation and integration in these communities than the specialist batterer. These results suggest that the classical distinctions among batterers based on psychopathology and context of violence (whether general or family only) might be of little utility when applied to imprisoned male batterers. Generalistas frente a especialistas: hacia una tipología de maltratadores encarceladosPalabras clave: Maltratador Encarcelado Tipología Psicopatología Comunidad Familia Historia delictiva r e s u m e n En este estudio aplicamos el debate del delincuente versátil/especialista a la investigación de la violencia de pareja. Proponemos que hay dos tipos de maltratadores masculinos en prisión: el generalista y el especialista. Se profundiza en la exploración de las características familiares, individuales y comunitarias de ambos tipos de maltratadores en 110 varones encarcelados en la prisión de Villabona (España). Sobre las características individuales los resultados indican que el maltratador generalista tiene niveles elevados de psicopatología (sobre todo personalidad antisocial y límite), actitudes sexistas y dependencia de sustancias. Los maltratadores especialistas tenían niveles elevados de conflicto con la familia de origen. Por último, los maltratadores generalistas afirmaban que procedían de comunidades más desestructuradas socialmente que los maltratadores especialistas. Estos resultados indican que la distinción clásica entre maltratadores según la psicopatología y el contexto de la violencia (únicamente la general o familiar) pudiera ser poco útil en el caso de los maltratadores masculinos encarcelados. In the last decades, the study of typologies of batterers has provided empirical evidence on the heterogeneous nature of partner violence and has pointed out how typologies could be of help in identifying different etiological mechanisms of partner violence (Capaldi & Kim, 2007). In their influential review, * Corresponding author. Despacho 233. Plaza Feijoo s/n. 33003 Oviedo, Spain.E-mail address: olaizola@uniovi.es (J. Herrero). Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart (1994) proposed that batterers might be classified along three dimensions: (a) severity and frequency of marital violence, (b) generality of ...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Generalists versus specialists: Toward a typology of batterers in prison

Herrero

Torres

Fernández-Suárez

et al. 2016

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context

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“…While several examinations of Agnew's GST at the individual level suggested support for the strainviolence relationship (Agnew, 1985;Agnew & White, 1992;Brezina, 1998;Capowich, Mazerolle, & Piquero, 2001;Mazerolle & Piquero, 1997Mazerolle, Burton, Cullen, Evans, & Payne, 2000;Piquero & Sealock, 2000), there have been few tests of a macro-level general strain model. Brezina, Piquero, and Mazerolle (2001) recently examined MST using school level data from the Youth in Transition Survey.…”

Section: Macro Level General Strain Theorymentioning

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Strain and violence: Testing a general strain theory model of community violence

Warner

Fowler

2003

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…Although many aspects of the theory have not been sufficiently tested, the research that has been conducted is consistent in finding a positive relationship between strain and delinquent behavior (e.g., Agnew & White, 1992;Hoffmann & Miller, 1998;Mazerolle, Burton, Cullen, Evans, & Payne, 2000;Peter, LaGrange, & Silverman, 2003). Conversely, findings are mixed with regard to the role of conditioning effects on the strain-delinquency relationship.…”

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The moderating effects of religiosity on the relationship between stressful life events and delinquent behavior

Johnson

Morris

2008

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Previous research has shown that many forms of strain are positively related to delinquency. Evidence also suggests that religiosity buffers the effects of strain on offending, but this issue requires further research. Using data from a national sample of adolescents, this study examined whether or not religiosity conditioned the relationship between strain and delinquency. This study also looked at the ability of social support, self-esteem, and depression to moderate the influence of strain on delinquent behavior. The findings here lend support to general strain theory in that strain had a direct positive effect on delinquency, yet there was little evidence that the relationship was moderated by religiosity or other conditioning variables. The roles of moderating variables on strain across genders were also considered.

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Strain, anger, and delinquent adaptations Specifying general strain theory

Cited by 166 publications

References 35 publications

Generalists versus specialists: Toward a typology of batterers in prison

Generalists versus specialists: Toward a typology of batterers in prison

Strain and violence: Testing a general strain theory model of community violence

The moderating effects of religiosity on the relationship between stressful life events and delinquent behavior

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