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A General Theory of Crime
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Michael R. Gottfredson
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Travis Hirschi
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April 27 2022
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9781503621794
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March 01 1990
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April 27 2022
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10.1515/9781503621794
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Book chapters
pp. i
Frontmatter
pp. ix
Contents
pp. vii
Acknowledgments
pp. x
Tables and Figures
pp. xiii
Preface
pp. 3
1. Classical Theory and the Idea of Crime
pp. 15
2. The Nature of Crime
pp. 47
3. Biological Positivism
pp. 64
4. Psychological, Economic, and Sociological Positivism
pp. 85
5. The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control
pp. 123
6. Criminal Events and Individual Propensities: Age, Gender, and Race
pp. 154
7. The Social Consequences of Low Self-Control
pp. 169
8. Culture and Crime
pp. 180
9. White-Collar Crime
pp. 202
10. Organization and Crime
pp. 217
11. Research Design and Measurement
pp. 255
12. Implications for Public Policy
pp. 277
References Cited
pp. 293
Index
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