Changes in crime rates and family-related values in selected East European countries

Observations and longitudinal comparisons of emerging trends within formerly socialist East European countries offer a unique opportunity to observe some of the social policies typical of the capitalist and socialist systems and their influence on society. Some of the emerging trends in the Czech Re...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 81; no. 3 Pt 1; p. 747
Main Authors Krus, D J, Nelsen, E A, Webb, J M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1997
Subjects
Adult
Crime - psychology
Crime - statistics & numerical data
Czech Republic
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Family Relations
Female
Germany, East
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Russia
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Social Change
Social Values
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Germany, East
Czech Republic
Russia
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Summary:Observations and longitudinal comparisons of emerging trends within formerly socialist East European countries offer a unique opportunity to observe some of the social policies typical of the capitalist and socialist systems and their influence on society. Some of the emerging trends in the Czech Republic, former East Germany, and Russia pertaining to general areas of public health, family, and crime are described. Effects of these changes are discussed within the framework of a recently proposed multiple regression model of criminal behavior in which criminality is attributed to the confluence of gross inequalities in the distribution of wealth and to the disintegration of the traditional family. The changes should be considered in the conduct of research.
ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/pr0.1997.81.3.747