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A Critique of Criminology: Toward an Integrated Structural-Marxist Theory of Delinquency Production.
Peer reviewedColvin, Mark; Pauly, John – American Journal of Sociology, 1983
Juvenile delinquency can be expected in capitalist societies where the lowest level workers encounter coercive control in the workplace and reproduce this in their families. Their children are the most likely to be placed in coercive school situations, encounter peer pressure to participate in delinquent behavior, and become delinquent. (IS)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Child Rearing, Criminology, Delinquency Causes
