A journal articles feature provides access to recent, relevant full-text articles from SAGE's leading research journals. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides activities to focus and guide student interpretation.

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• Burek, M.W. (2005). "Now Serving Part Two Crimes: Testing the Relationship Between Welfare Spending and Property Crimes." Criminal Justice Policy Review, 16(3): 360-384. DOI: 10.1177/0887403405274782

• Chester, C.R. (1976). "Perceived Relative Deprivation as a Cause of Property Crime." Crime & Delinquency, 22(1): 17-30. DOI: 10.1177/001112877602200103

• Higgins, G.E., Fell, B.D., and Wilson, A.L. (2007). "Low Self-Control and Social Learning in Understanding Students' Intentions to Pirate Movies in the United States." Social Science Computer Review, 25(3): 339-357. DOI: 10.1177/0894439307299934

• Jackson, H.F., Hope, S., and Glass, C. "Why Are Arsonists Not Violent?" International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 31(2): 143-151. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X8703100207

• Rice, K.J., and Smith, W.R. (2002). "Socioecological Models of Automotive Theft: Integrating Routine Activity and Social Disorganization Approaches." Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 39(3): 304-336. DOI: 10.1177/002242780203900303