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Self-control as a general theory of crime

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ID19601308
AuthorsRonald L Akers (University of Florida, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume7
Issue2
Pages201-211
Publication date1991-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Quantitative Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0748-4518 • E-ISSN: 1573-7799
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/bf01268629
OpenAlexW2040193212
LanguageEN
Citations received116
References cited9

Epistemology · Integrated information theory · Self-control · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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    Open Access•Glenn D Walters•Journal of Criminal Justice•2015

  • Trippin' on Sally D

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  • Can a perceptual peer deviance measure accurately measure a peer's self-reported deviance

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  • Self‐control and Intimate Violence

    Open Access•Christine S Sellers•Criminology•1999

  • Can Self‐control Change Substantially Over Time? Rethinking the Relationship Between Self‐ and Social Control

    Open Access•Chongmin, Raymond Paternoster•Criminology•2012

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  • The Empirical Status of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime

    Open Access•Travis C Pratt, Francis T Cullen•Criminology•2000

  • Does Self‐control Affect Survey Response? Applying Exploratory, Confirmatory, and Item Response Theory Analysis to Grasmick Et Al.'s Self‐control Scale

    Open Access•Alex R Piquero, Randall Macintosh et al.•Criminology•2000

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    Open Access•Teresa C Lagrange, Robert A Silverman•Criminology•1999

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  • A Longitudinal Test of the Effects of Parenting and the Stability of Self-Control

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  • The Relationship Between Elements and Manifestations of Low Self-Control in a General Theory of Crime

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  • The generality and hegemony of self-control theory

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  • They expect you to be better

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  • Moral Disengagement and Low Self-Control Make a Versatile Rulebreaker

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  • Developmental Trajectories and Predictors of Delinquent Peer Association

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  • Low Self-Control and Imprudent Behavior Revisited

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  • Gender, Low Self-Control, and Violent Victimization

    Jeffrey T Ward, Kathleen A Fox et al.•Deviant Behavior•2015

  • More than Just a Flock? The Independent and Interdependent Nature of Peer Self-Control on Deviance

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  • Beyond Projection

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  • Examining the Influence of Delinquent Peer Association on the Stability of Self-Control in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence

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  • The Mediating Role of Street Code Attitudes on the Self-Control and Crime Relationship

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Unique citing works116
Citations per year3,52
Citation span1993 - 2026 (34)
Citation velocitycurrent
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