Chapter 43: Deciding to Commit a Burglary; Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker

Main reasons behind the burglary:

1. Money

2. Money to solve an immediate problem (no long-term goals)

3. Governed largely by the amount of money in their pocket at the time

4. Even if they had sufficient cash, unwilling to pass up opportunities

 

Spending Motivations:

1. Keeping the party going

2. Keeping up appearances

3. Keeping things together

 

Why Burglary?

1. Work not a viable solution

2. Lifestyle

3. Temporary 

4. Quick and Legal Unavailable

5. Main Line

 

The Seduction of Residential Burglary

 

Chapter 44: Gay Male Christian Couples and Sexual Exclusivity ; Andrew K. T. Yip

Typology of Gay Male Christian Couples

Category A: expectationally and behaviorally exclusive

Category B: expectationally exclusive but not behaviorally

Category C: expectationally and behaviorally non-exclusive

Category D: expectationally non-exclusive and behaviorally exclusive

Category A: expectationally and behaviorally exclusive

3 Reasons for Sexual Exclusivity

1. Total Commitment

2. Complete Mutual Satisfaction

3. Conventional Christian Ethics

 

Category C: expectationally and behaviorally non-exclusive

3 Reasons for Non-Exclusivity

1. Search for Variety and Excitement

2. Absence of Normative Guidelines

3. Egalitarianism

 

Category B: expectationally exclusive but not behaviorally

4 Regulatory Mechanisms

1. Ground Rules

2. Concealment

3. Disclosure

4. Preventing Sex from Developing into Affair