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Abstract

Preface Part I. Crime: 1. Classical theory and the idea of crime 2. The nature of crime Part II. Criminality: 3. Biological positivism 4. Psychological, economic, and sociological positivism 5. The nature of criminality: low self-control Part II. Applications of the Theory: 6. Criminal events and individual propensities: age, gender, and race 7. The social consequences of low self-control 8. Culture and crime 9. White-collar crime 10. Organization and crime Part IV. Research and Policy: 11. Research design and measurement 12. Implications for public policy Index.

Keywords

PositivismCriminologyCultural criminologyRace (biology)SociologyCrime controlDark figure of crimeCriminal behaviourSocial controlPolitical scienceSocial scienceCriminal justiceLawGender studies

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Year: 1990
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                                    Michael R. Gottfredson, 
                                
                                    Travis Hirschi
                                
                            (1990). 
                            A General Theory of Crime. 
                            Stanford University Press eBooks
                            
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                            https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503621794

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DOI: 10.1515/9781503621794