By Bradley Wright One of the better known criminological theories of recent decades is Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) low self-control theory. This theory holds that children develop levels of self-control by about ages seven or eight, and these level
Formation of self-control: Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime and beyond. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 16, 265-276.Buker, Hasan. 2011. "Formation of Self-Control: Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime and Beyond." Aggression and Violent Behavior 16 (3):265-...
Self-Control and Criminal Opportunity: A Prospective Test of the General Theory of Crime The general theory of crime (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990) proposes that self-control is the primary individual-level cause of crime and that its effect is... L Douglas - 《Social Problems》 被引量: 296...
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Accordingly, officers' procedurally unjust behavior should be able to be explained through a general theory of crime, such as Gottfredson and Hirschi's low self-control theory. To test this assertion, survey data are analyzed from a sample of officers from a Midwestern police department. The ...
As a “precondition” of informal control As an alternative explanation of why “marriage” or “parental attachment” are important A General Theory of Crime Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) “OOPS” -Travis Hirschi Another “Classic” Start their theory with a statement of the ...
A General Theory of Crime: Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi Have Devised the General Theory of Crime Stephen J Heffernan General Theory of Crime Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi have devised the General Theory of Crime‚ or the GTC‚ as a way of explaining root causes of criminal...
In Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) A General Theory of Crime , criminal and analogous behaviors are argued to be the result of a stable individual psychological trait referred to as "low self-control." In this article, we test the proposition that low self-control is a stable ...
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Michael Gottfredson is an American criminologist and university administrator best known for his work on self-control theory of crime and delinquency. He has had much work published, but his most well-known work, written with Travis Hirschi, was A General Theory of Crime in 1990. Gottfredson ...