Testing the core empirical implications of Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime

In A General Theory of Crime, Gottfredson and Hirschi propose that low self-control, in interaction with criminal opportunity, is the major cause of crime. The research reported in this article attempts to test this argument while closely following the nominal definitions presented by Gottfredson an...

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Contributors: Grasmick, Harold G. (Other) ; Tittle, Charles R. 1939- (Other) ; Bursik, Robert J. -2017 (Other) ; Arneklev, Bruce J. (Other)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1993
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Year: 1993, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-29
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Keywords:
Täterpersönlichkeit
Egozentrismus
Gelegenheitskriminalität
Kriminalitätstheorien
Kriminalität
Kriminalitätsbegriff
Selbstkontrolle
Allgemeine Kriminalitätstheorie