Descripció
| Sumari: | Most examinations of juvenile violence are limited in the behaviors studied and the theories used. To address these issues Nofziger applies a test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) General Theory of Crime to a range of violent and intimidating acts. She explores bullying, fighting, and weapon related behaviors and tests the effects of self-control and opportunity with survey data on 1200 juveniles. The analysis indicates that greater self-control decreases intimidation and violence and that greater opportunity increases the same behaviors. The study supports self-control theory and suggests that lessened self-control and increased opportunity encourage the behaviors under investigation.
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| Descripció física: | 1 online resource (ix, 175 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index. |
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| ISBN: | 1931202745
9781931202749
128036145X
9781280361456 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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