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Streetlife and delinquency.

J Hagan1, B McCarthy

  • 1University of Toronto.

The British Journal of Sociology
|December 1, 1992
PubMed
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Sociological theories linking social class and delinquency face challenges. This study finds that current class conditions, particularly for street youth, significantly drive serious delinquency.

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Area of Science:

  • Criminology
  • Sociology
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • Traditional sociological theories posit a link between social class and delinquency.
  • Previous research often overlooks the impact of current class conditions on individuals.
  • Studies focusing on school-based adolescents neglect street youth, a group central to classic delinquency research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between current class conditions and delinquency among street youth.
  • To examine the role of street life as an intervening variable in sociological theories of delinquency.
  • To integrate findings for conceptualizing class and delinquency and testing sociological theories.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from nearly 1000 Toronto school and street youth.

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  • Utilizing self-report surveys to capture delinquency and class indicators.
  • Employing statistical methods to test control and strain theory variables.

    • Main Results:

    • Current class conditions experienced by street youth are directly linked to serious delinquency.
    • Life on the street acts as a crucial intervening variable, mediating the effects of class origins.
    • Findings challenge previous assumptions and highlight the importance of including street youth in research.

    Conclusions:

    • The conceptualization of social class in delinquency research needs to account for current lived experiences.
    • Street youth are essential for understanding the class-delinquency nexus.
    • Future research should incorporate street-based samples to refine and integrate sociological theories of delinquency.