TY - JOUR
T1 - Crime rates and inequality: a study of crime in contemporary China
AU - Cheong, James
AU - Wu, Yanrui
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. This paper examines the impact of intra-provincial regional inequality on crime rates in China. The results suggest that the western theories of crime can be applied equally to China. The crime rate is found to be positively correlated with intra-provincial regional inequality, but negatively correlated with the level of education. In addition, it is also observed that the crime rate is positively linked with the level of inflation, unemployment rate, as well as inequality in consumption and employment between the rural and urban sectors. The results lend strong support to Merton's theory and Marxian theory. However, the rational choice theory is not supported.
AB - © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. This paper examines the impact of intra-provincial regional inequality on crime rates in China. The results suggest that the western theories of crime can be applied equally to China. The crime rate is found to be positively correlated with intra-provincial regional inequality, but negatively correlated with the level of education. In addition, it is also observed that the crime rate is positively linked with the level of inflation, unemployment rate, as well as inequality in consumption and employment between the rural and urban sectors. The results lend strong support to Merton's theory and Marxian theory. However, the rational choice theory is not supported.
U2 - 10.1080/13547860.2014.964961
DO - 10.1080/13547860.2014.964961
M3 - Article
SN - 1354-7860
VL - 20
SP - 202
EP - 223
JO - Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
JF - Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
IS - 2
ER -
