RT Article
T1 Designed to fail: Self-control and involvement in the criminal justice system
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 26
IS 1
SP 131
OP 148
A1 Delisi, Matt
LA English
YR 2001
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764203054
AB This study investigates self-control theory using official and selfreported criminal records of 500 adult offenders. Four items derived from rapsheets (aliases, date of birth, place of birth, and social security number) are used as indicators of the self-control construct. Negative binomial regression models indicate a significant inverse relationship between self-control and escape arrests, failure to appear violations, probation and parole violations, felony convictions, and prison sentences. Since system involvement entails discipline, tenacity, and responsibility, offenders with low self-control are more likely to experience a criminal justice system failure.
K1 Prison Sentence
K1 Criminal History
K1 Criminal Justice System
K1 Item Response Theory
K1 Criminal Justice
DO 10.1007/BF02886862