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Co-offending as Social Exchange. Explaining Characteristics of Co-offending

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Studies in the past have already revealed some interesting characteristics of co‐offending, but relatively little attention has been paid to explaining them. This paper is focused on the explanation of these characteristics. A comprehensive theory is proposed, based on the idea that co‐offending may be viewed as an event in which material and immaterial goods are exchanged. The basic concepts of such a social exchange theory are formulated in this article, and a causal model based on this theory is deduced. The paper also shows how the proposed theory may explain the well‐known characteristics of co‐offending.

Source: The British Journal of Criminology

DOI: 10.1093/bjc/43.2.398

Author: F. M. Weerman

Institution: Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

Language: English

Topic: Crime Patterns and Interventions

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2006839243

FWCI: 10.38

Cites: 62

Cited by: 203

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