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