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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968631603321

Autore

Nofziger Stacey

Titolo

Bullies, fights, and guns : testing self-control theory with juveniles / / Stacey Nofziger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2001

ISBN

1-280-36145-X

9786610361458

1-931202-74-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

302.3/4

Soggetti

Children and violence - United States

Deviant behavior - United States

Self-control in children - United States

Juvenile delinquency - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- 1 Juvenile Intimidation, Violence and Self- Control -- 2 Data Collection and Sample Characteristics -- 3 Measuring the Key Concepts of Self- Control and Opportunity -- 4 Structural Equation Modeling: Predicting Intimidation and Violence with Self- Control Theory -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Fayetteville Survey -- References -- Name and Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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