Testing the General Theory of Crime: Comparing the effects of "imprudent behavior" and an attitudinal indicator of "low self-control"

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 41-55

  Arneklev, Bruce J ^a   Elis, Lori ^a   Medlicott, Sandra ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Imprudent behavior; Low self control; Tautology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845636417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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