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

• Autore: Nofziger Stacey
• Pubblicazione: New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.3/4
• Soggetto topico: Children and violence - United States; Deviant behavior - United States; Self-control in children - United States; Juvenile delinquency - United States
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Bullies, fights, and guns
• ISBN: 1-280-36145-X; 9786610361458; 1-931202-74-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968631603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)