A General Theory of Crime. By Michael R. Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1990. 297p. $39.50 cloth, $12.95 paper.

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Palumbo
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
General Theory Of Crime ◽  
Travis Hirschi ◽  
Theory Of Crime

Review of A General Theory of Crime.

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 1225-1225
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
General Theory Of Crime ◽  
Theory Of Crime

The Impact of Life Domains on Developmental Trajectories of Peer Delinquency among Korean Adolescents: A Partial Test of Agnew’s General Theory of Crime and Delinquency with a Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2110163
Author(s):  
Sujung Cho ◽  
Brett Lacey
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
The Self ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
General Theory Of Crime ◽  
Peer Delinquency ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
Theory Of Crime ◽  
Crime And Delinquency ◽  
Trajectory Group

Agnew introduced a new integrated theory; the General Theory of Crime and Delinquency, in which he attempted to corral the most influential predictors of criminal behavior into more parsimonious propositions of multiple life domains—self, family, peer, school, and work—as well as constraints against crime and motivations for it. This study presents a partial test of the theory using longitudinal data of 2,351 Korean adolescents. A group-based modeling approach (latent class growth analysis) was run to examine direct effects of life domains on peer delinquency as well as mediating effects of constraints and motivation on their relationships. The study identified three subgroups: early onset/decreasing (3.2%), moderate (12.4%), and low/none (84.4%). The findings revealed that the self and peer domains exhibited a positive impact on the early onset/decreasing trajectory group compared to the low/none group with the constraint exhibiting a negative impact. The moderate trajectory group demonstrated that the self-domain was significant but was not rendered insignificant after controlling for constraints and motivations. The study provided moderate support for life domains within Agnew’s new theory for peer delinquency in nonwestern countries.

The Self-Control Construct in the General Theory of Crime: An Investigation in Terms of Personality Psychology

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estrella Romero ◽  
Antonio Go´mez-Fraguela ◽  
A´ngeles Luengo ◽  
Jorge Sobral
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
General Theory Of Crime ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Theory Of Crime ◽  
Control Construct
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