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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nofziger, Stacey.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and violence--United States.

Children and violence.

Deviant behavior--United States.

Deviant behavior.

Self-control in children--United States.

Self-control in children.

Juvenile delinquency--United States.

Juvenile delinquency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

1-280-36145-X

9786610361458

1-931202-74-5

OCLC:

614612102