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Results for general theory of crime
2 results foundAuthor: Piquero, Alex R. Title: Effectiveness of Programs Designed to Improve Self-Control Summary: Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime has generated significant controversy and research, such that there now exists a large knowledge base regarding the importance of self-control in regulating antisocial behavior over the life course. Reviews of this literature indicate that self-control is an important correlate of antisocial activity. There has been some research examining programmatic efforts designed to examine the extent to which self-control is malleable, but little empirical research on this issue has been carried out within criminology, largely because the theorists have not paid much attention to policy proscriptions. This study evaluates the extant research on the effectiveness of programs designed to improve self-control up to age 10 among children and adolescents, and assesses the effects of these programs on self-control and delinquency/crime. Meta-analytic results indicate that: (1) self-control programs improve a child/adolescent's self control; (2) these interventions also reduce delinquency; and (3) the positive effects generally hold across a number of different moderator variables and groupings as well as by outcome source (parent-, teacher-, direct observer-, self-, and clinical report). Theoretical and policy implications are also discussed. Details: Stockholm: Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, 2009. 44p. Source: Year: 2009 Country: International URL: Shelf Number: 116628 Keywords: Anti-Social BehaviorDelinquency PreventionGeneral Theory of CrimeSelf-Control |
Author: Engel, Christoph Title: Low Self-Control As a Source of Crime: A Meta-Study Summary: Self-control theory is one of the best studied criminological paradigms. Since Gottfredson and Hirschi published their General Theory in 1990 the theory has been tested on more than a million subjects. This meta-study systematizes the evidence, reporting 717 results from 102 different publications that cover 966,364 original data points. The paper develops a methodology that makes it possible to standardize findings although the original papers have used widely varying statistical procedures, and have generated findings of very different precision. Overall, the theory is overwhelmingly supported, but the effect is relatively small, and is sensitive to adding a host of moderating variables. Details: Bonn, Germany: Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, 2012. 43p. Source: Internet Resource: MPI Collective Goods Preprint, No. 2012/4: Accessed November 16, 2017 at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2012381 Year: 2012 Country: International URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2012381 Shelf Number: 148200 Keywords: General Theory of CrimeSelf-Control |