The empirical status of social learning theory of crime and deviance: The past, present, and future

RL Akers, GF Jensen - Taking stock, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter reviews the empirical research evidence on the validity of social learning theory
as an explanation of criminal and deviant behavior. It asserts that social learning theory can …

Formation of self-control: Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime and beyond

H Buker - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
Self-control is an important concept in the recent criminological theory with consistent
empirical support as a predictor of criminality. Although the empirical studies consistently …

Self‐control and victimization: A meta‐analysis

TC Pratt, JJ Turanovic, KA Fox, KA Wright - Criminology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A consequential development in victimization theory and research was the idea that
individuals with low self‐control self‐select into the various risky behaviors that may …

The empirical status of social learning theory: A meta‐analysis

TC Pratt, FT Cullen, CS Sellers… - Justice …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Social learning theory has remained one of the core criminological paradigms over the last
four decades. Although a large body of scholarship has emerged testing various …

Social learning theory

RL Akers, WG Jennings - The handbook of criminological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of differential association as it is expressed in Akers' social learning theory
primarily focuses on the importance of the interactions that persons have with others in their …

Low self‐control, routine activities, and fraud victimization

K Holtfreter, MD Reisig, TC Pratt - Criminology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research has used both routine activity/lifestyle frameworks and self‐control theory to
explain victimization. Thus far, combined tests of these theories have focused on offending …

[图书][B] Juvenile delinquency: A sociological approach

WE Thompson, JE Bynum - 2016 - books.google.com
This sophomore/junior level core text is intended for the juvenile delinquency course taught
in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology departments at both four year and two year …

The social learning theory of crime and deviance

RL Akers, WG Jennings - Handbook on crime and deviance, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of Akers' social learning theory
including its theoretical foundations and four central explanatory concepts of differential …

Sexual assault on the college campus: Fraternity affiliation, male peer support, and low self-control

CA Franklin, LA Bouffard… - Criminal Justice and …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Research on college sexual assault has focused on offender behavior to understand why
men perpetrate sexual violence. Dominant theories have incorporated forms of male peer …

Self-control and deviant peer network structure

JM McGloin, L O'Neill Shermer - Journal of Research in …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
From learning and opportunity perspectives, peer group structural dimensions shed light on
social processes that can amplify or ameliorate the risk of having delinquent friends …