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OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS OF PRIVACY
Author(s) -
MAWBY R. I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1981.tb01380.x
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , homogeneity (statistics) , immigration , property crime , population , criminology , urbanization , demographic economics , ethnic group , variance (accounting) , psychology , social psychology , econometrics , sociology , demography , economics , political science , mathematics , statistics , law , violent crime , economic growth , anthropology , accounting
From the culture conflict theory of crime, it is possible to derive several hypotheses. This article tests the effect of recency of immigration, cultural homogeneity, and percent nondominant ethnic group upon delinquency levels in Israeli communities. When the size of the population and the juveniles population are controlled, none of these variables has a significant effect. Analysis of variance reveals significant urbanization effects, particularly on property delinuency rates. The results are discussed and a minimal “critical mass” of juveniles is suggested as a necessary condition for the emergence of delinquency .