Agency, Reciprocal Determinism, and Desistance from Crime: a Reply to Thomas, Pogarsky, and Loughran

In their rejoinder, Thomas, Pogarsky, Loughran come to the defense of Paternoster (2017) and promise to clarify his position. They also promise to elucidate the logical flaws associated with critiques of Paternoster’s position, reveal the fundamental incompatibility between agency and determinism, a...

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Main Author: Brezina, Timothy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of developmental and life-course criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 695-710
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Crime
Desistance
Determinism
Human Agency
Social cognitive theory

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