Self-Control and Criminal Career Dimensions
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 23, No. 1, 72-89 (2007)http://ccj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/23/1/72
Alex R. Piquero ; Terrie E. Moffitt ; Bradley E. Wright
"The criminal career paradigm parcels offenders’ careers into multiple dimensions, including participation, frequency, persistence, seriousness, career length, and desistance, and each dimension may have different causes. This study examines the link between low self-control and the career dimensions of participation, frequency, persistence, and desistance from crime. Analyses also investigate whether self-control distinguishes between persistence and desistance."
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