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First published on December 20, 2007
Crime & Delinquency 2007, doi:10.1177/0011128707307220
© 2007 SAGE Publications

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Researching Drug Robbery

Bruce A. Jacobs1* and Richard Wright2

1 University of Texas at Dallas
2 University of Missouri, St. Louis

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: baj034000{at}utdallas.edu.


  Abstract
Street robbery is widely seen as the epitome of acquisitive instrumentality, yet recent research suggests that the crime may be designed more to send a message than to generate capital. Drawing from in-depth, semistructured interviews with active offenders, we find that moralistic street robbery is a response to one of three types of violations. Market-related violations emerge from disputes involving partners in trade, rivals, or generalized predators. Status-based violations involve encounters in which the grievant’s essential character or normative sensibilities have been challenged. Personalistic violations flow from incidents in which the grievant’s autonomy or belief in a just world have been jeopardized. Discussion focuses on the data’s implications for deterrence and the spread of urban violence.


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