AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR INSTRUCTORS OVERVIEW OF THIS BOOK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PART 1: THE NATURE AND EXTENT DELINQUENCY 1. WHAT IS HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM ADULT CRIME? We View Juvenile Delinquents Differently than Adult Criminals Treat Older, Serious Offenders as an Exception How Can Explain the Invention of Delinquency? 2. MEASURED? Official Statistics-Especially Arrest Data from Police Self-Report Overcoming Preceding Problems Victimization 3. MUCH THERE INCREASING? Much Delinquency Is There?...

Despite popular assumptions, criminologists have long recognized that crime rates are lower for various immigrant groups than similarly disadvantaged African Americans. What accounts this paradox? In study, we consider the role of neighborhood context, specifically, concentration immigrants within a community, as protective factor responsible, in part, among groups. We use data from National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health to examine relationship between and adolescent violence,...

Previous research has examined a number of mechanisms through which religion might have an indirect influence on substance use. One potential intervening mechanism that received little empirical attention is self control. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health (Add Health) we (1) examine association between and control, (2) determine if control mediates effect religiosity use, (3) use varies depending adolescents' religiosity. The results suggest religious youth...

Previous research suggests that when mothers and fathers belong to the same religious denomination and/or they are equally religious, better able transmit their behaviors attitudes children. Instead of focusing on consistency between parents, our explores effect a parent's behaviors. When parents send consistent message children regarding religion, by teaching them religion is important attending church frequently, transmission should be more likely occur. mixed messages children, i.e....

Researchers have argued for longitudinal studies that focus more attention on how religious attitudes and behaviors change during adolescence and, especially, as adolescents make the transition to young adulthood. Therefore, authors use growth curve modeling examine infuence of parents peers adolescent service attendance belief in importance religion using five waves (eight years) National Youth Survey (1979–1987). The results suggest who live with both their biological higher initial levels...

Some have argued that moralistic considerations trump other factors in determining attitudes toward criminal punishment. Consequently, recent research has examined how views of God influence sentiments regarding Using the Baylor Religion Survey (BRS) 2005, we find (a) angry and judgmental images are significant predictors punitive punishment death penalty (b) as loving engaged world not consistently punishment, once measures God’s perceived anger judgment considered.

Studies that examine the effects of adolescent religiosity on initiation of, persistence in, and desistence from delinquency are rare. Yet, religion may differentially affect dimensions in early life course. Therefore, using data National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health (Add Health), we relationship between measures religion, as well changes religious involvement, later patterns marijuana use. We also extent to which effects, if any, mediated by key predictors drawn prominent...

Contrary to popular opinion, scholarly research has documented that immigrant communities are some of the safest places around. Studies repeatedly find neighborhood concentration is either negatively associated with crime and delinquency or not related at all. Less well understood, however, why this case. A critical limitation existing exclusion measures capture intervening processes by which influences delinquency. The current study begins address gap in literature. We use data from...

Although previous research suggests that religion contributes to greater life satisfaction, there is still disagreement about what aspects of predict satisfaction. Despite a growing body theory and on emerging adulthood as stage distinct from adolescence young adulthood, has also been limited the relationship between satisfaction among adults. Based third wave National Study Youth Religion, our results suggest two measures private religiosity, devotion religious efficacy, are significantly...

ABSTRACT A paucity of research has examined the lived religious practices women with terminal cancer. The purpose this paper is to examine how metastatic breast cancer engage in and spiritual practices, both inside outside traditional institutions. We utilize a two‐stage Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design consisting national online survey 310 respondents 33 follow‐up interviews. Findings show variety more reporting their participation Common experiences include attending services,...

We examine the effect of self-control and opportunity on adolescent substance use. When theorizing about role opportunity, we believe "sanction potential" a given situation should be considered. Our results suggest use does not depend availability substances in home (high sanction potential), but friends' (low potential) conditions adolescents' smoking, drinking, marijuana Therefore, adolescents with low are more likely to only when they presented attractive opportunities that unlikely lead...

Do peer influences have the same effect on religious and nonreligious youth, or does religiosity reduce of peers delinquency? Using data from National Youth Survey, we examined interaction marijuana use, alcohol hitting, property offenses. The results suggest that, for use three measures influence—peer attitudes, behaviors, pressure—have weaker effects adolescents. Thus, even when youth are exposed to who encourage substance may serve as a protective factor that reduces peers. In contrast,...

Few studies have focused on how religious congregations are associated with crime rates, especially at the neighborhood level. Using data for more than 400 block groups in Indianapolis, we focus relationship between different types of (e.g., evangelical Protestant, civically engaged) and eight controlling a variety characteristics. The results suggest that neighborhoods Protestant higher rates both violent property crimes. Neighborhoods mainline black crimes, but not Finally, although...

Does the effect of religiosity on delinquent behavior depend moral beliefs? For example, will religious adolescents refrain from using marijuana, even if they do not believe marijuana is wrong? We addressed this question data third and fourth waves National Youth Survey. The results indicated a significant interaction between beliefs for use getting drunk, but hitting or property offenses. Religiosity has stronger alcohol when also these behaviors are wrong. Conversely, it accompanied by...

Although social disorganization theory provides a framework for understanding how changes in neighborhoods can influence crime rates over time, research on neighborhood characteristics and has relied primarily cross-sectional data. Using latent growth curve model longitudinal data residential burglary vehicle theft Indianapolis, measured annually between 1992 2006 at the census block group level, authors analyzed relationships trends. For both theft, baseline models revealed that were best...

The relationship between criminal justice sanctions and sex crime recidivism remains largely unexplored. Therefore, using a sample of 8,461 previously incarcerated male offenders from 13 states in the United States, we focus on sentence meted out for conviction amount time served as result their conviction. Sex were grouped into four categories: rapists, sexual assaulters, child molesters, all combined. Recidivism was operationalized rearrest reconviction. Findings suggest how is matters....

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how participation in varsity athletics during college affects career success the first decade after graduation. The predicted that student-athletes would develop greater mentoring skills and emotional intelligence, leading higher starting salaries as they enter professional workforce faster rates of salary growth their careers progress. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional nationwide survey study. Findings finds former collegiate athletes score on...

Drawing on the work of Emile Durkheim ([1912] 1995) and Rodney Stark (2001 Stark, Rodney. 2001. Gods, Rituals, Moral Order. Journal for Scientific Study Religion, 40(4): 619–636. [Crossref], [Web Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) as well research anti-ascetic thesis reference group theory, we formulate a series hypotheses regarding effects church attendance importance religion adolescents' moral beliefs about marijuana use, getting drunk, hitting, property offenses. The results our study...

Les AA. estiment qu'il faut encourager les etudiants diplomes a faire parti d'organisations professionnelles. Ils affirment que, par ce biais, pourront exercer une profession en rapport avec leur formation universitaire. que la mise place d'ateliers, au sein des universites, doit permettre aux d'entrer contact organisations, associations grâce auxquelles ils s'inserer sur le plan professionnel

Abstract According to the antiascetic hypothesis, religiosity should be strongly related behaviors that violate ascetic standards (getting drunk and using marijuana), but only weakly social (violence stealing). Using second wave of National Study Youth Religion, I tested hypothesis a question about most important basis for deciding what is morally right or wrong. Contrary individuals who believe God's law wrong, compared those society important, are not less likely get use marijuana....