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In lifestyle-exposure theory, as originally outlined by Hindelang et al. (1978) (for a revised model, see Garofalo, 1987), demographic characteristics are the foundation from which role expectations (e.g., cultural norms) and structural constraints (e.g., economic, familial etc.) develop.
Lifestyle (Hindelang, Gottfredson, & Garofalo, 1978) and routine activity (Cohen & Felson, 1979; Felson & Boba, 2010) theories have dominated the study of criminal victimization for the last four d...
Lifestyle theory seeks to reconcile popular dichotomies in the field of criminology (classicism vs. positivism, propensity vs. development, continuity vs. change) by incorporating features of criminality that have been largely ignored by traditional criminological theories.
Lifestyle and routine activity theories both view victimization through the lens of the convergence a motivated offender, an attractive target/victim, and the absence of capable guardianship....
Routine activity theory, like the related lifestyle-exposure theory, emerged as a key theoretical approach in criminology in the late 1970s. Routine activities refer to generalized patterns of social activities in a society (i.e., spatial and temporal patterns in family, work, and leisure activities). A key idea is that the structure of routine ...
Routine activity theory, also known as lifestyle theory, suggests that crime occurs when motivated offenders encounter suitable targets in the absence of capable guardians. The theory explains how changes in social and economic factors, such as labor force participation, leisure activities, and household composition, affect criminal opportunity and victimization.
This article reviews the literature on how lifestyle or routine activity theories explain victimization, delinquency, and offender decision-making. It discusses the common elements, variations, and tests of these theories, and introduces the concept of activity domains.
This article presents a review of the theoretical and empirical status of lifestyle-routine activities theory, along with a discussion of its utility for policy and practice.
Lifestyle theory seeks to redress the problems created by psychology's dependence on theoretical mini-models by offering an overarching conceptual framework that...
These theories differ, however, in how they view the behaviors that put people at “risk” for victimization. Where lifestyle theory conceives of risk in probabilistic terms (e.g., certain behaviors elevate one’s odds of being victimized), routine activity theory simply describes the… Expand