Self-control and criminal opportunity

In this study, the authors tested two hypotheses drawn from the general theory of crime. The first hypothesis is that low self-control is a major individual-level cause of crime. The second, that the effect of self-control is contingent on criminal opportunity. The measure of self-control used was a...

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Authors: Longshore, Douglas (Author) ; Turner, Susan 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1998
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 1998, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-98
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