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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > criminology and justice > self-control theory

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self-control theory  

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  • Theory and research regarding the relationship between self-control and crime is attributed mostly to the work of Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi. Self-control theory is a general theory of crime that posits that the locus of criminal tendency is found within the individual rather than in social-structural forces or the environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Self-Control Theory]

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