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Bullies, fights, and guns : testing self-control theory with juveniles /
Most examinations of juvenile violence are limited in the behaviors studied and the theories used. To address these issues Nofziger applies a test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) General Theory of Crime to a range of violent and intimidating acts. She explores bullying, fighting, and weapon...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
LFB Scholarly Pub.,
2001.
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| Series: | Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Most examinations of juvenile violence are limited in the behaviors studied and the theories used. To address these issues Nofziger applies a test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) General Theory of Crime to a range of violent and intimidating acts. She explores bullying, fighting, and weapon related behaviors and tests the effects of self-control and opportunity with survey data on 1200 juveniles. The analysis indicates that greater self-control decreases intimidation and violence and that greater opportunity increases the same behaviors. The study supports self-control theory and suggests that lessened self-control and increased opportunity encourage the behaviors under investigation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 175 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1931202745 9781931202749 128036145X 9781280361456 |