Can inner and outer containment counteract pulls and pushes toward delinquency? A test of Walter Reckless’s containment theory

The aim of the current study is to provide an empirical test of containment theory of Walter Reckless (1899?1988). The theory proposes that outer and inner containment hold adolescents back from delinquency even when external factors pull and push them toward it. This early control theory was ahead...

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Main Author: Janssen, Heleen J (Author)
Contributors: Bruinsma, Gerben JN ; Weerman, Frank M
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 6, Pages: 1615-1637
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Keywords:
Containment theory
Delinquency
inner containment
outer containment

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