Street Codes, Routine Activities, Neighborhood Context, and Victimization: An Examination of Alternative Models
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2013

According to Elijah Anderson's Code of the Street (1999), individuals in disadvantaged communities adopt a set of oppositional values, partly because demonstrating these values allows them to avoid victimization.However, the empirical evidence on the effect of the street code on victimization is mixed, with several studies finding that those who adhere to the values provided in the code are at greater risk for victimization.This study incorporates lifestyle-routine activities theory in order to