Abstract
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effectiveness of self-control and strain theories for predicting two different forms of occupational crime in nursing homes—employee theft of patients’ belongings, and abuse of patients. The nursing home setting is one in which opportunity to commit crime is relatively stable among employees. We report the results of a national study of nursing home employees. A stratified random sample of 47 nursing homes from ten states was selected, and employees in the homes were surveyed. The results indicate that variables derived from strain theory are related to theft and abuse, while self-control theory is not related to either form of occupational crime.
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