Social Control and Self-Control Theories of Crime and Deviance by L. Edward Wells

Social Control and Self-Control Theories of Crime and Deviance

Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology

L. Edward Wells

550 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Control theories have dominated criminological theory and research since the 1969 publication of Hirschi's seminal work on the social bond. Social control and self-control theorists are unique in suggesting that patterns in criminal behaviors are ...

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