Social bonds, self-control, and adult criminality: A nationally representative assessment of Hirschi's revised self-control theory

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 584-599

  Morris, Robert G ^a   Gerber, Jurg ^b   Menard, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult crime; control theory; NYSFS; self control; self regulation; social bonds

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955859530     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854811402453     Document Type: Article

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