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Nofziger, Stacey Johnson, Taylor |
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Revisiting the Concept of Stability in the General Theory of Crime Crime and Delinquency published online (26 November 2019): DOI: 10.1177/0011128719890264. Also: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0011128719890264 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Crime; Deviance; Life Course; Self-Control/Self-Regulation Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The general theory proposes that self-control exerts a relatively stable effect on behaviors across the life course. Most studies have examined the stability of self-control itself, rather than whether it leads to persistent patterns of offending that differ between low and high self-control groups. This article examines this alternative idea of stability by tracing patterns of offending over time. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child and Young Adult Data, we find that the level of childhood self-control predicts deviance in every age group. The patterns of offending indicate there are stable differences, with low self-control leading to involvement in a greater range of deviant behavior at every age. The theoretical and policy implications of this stability are discussed. |
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Nofziger, Stacey and Taylor Johnson. "Revisiting the Concept of Stability in the General Theory of Crime." Crime and Delinquency published online (26 November 2019): DOI: 10.1177/0011128719890264.
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