Testing Gottfredson and Hirschi’s “low self-control” stability hypothesis: An exploratory study

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 characteristic. We con...

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Main Author: Arneklev, Bruce J. (Author)
Contributors: Cochran, John K. ; Gainey, Randy R.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1998
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 1998, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 107-127
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Keywords:
Stability Hypothesis
Criminal Career
Analogous Behavior
Juvenile Delinquency
Risk Taking