TESTING THE CORE EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS OF GOTTFREDSON AND HIRSCHI GENERAL-THEORY OF CRIME
TESTING THE CORE EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS OF GOTTFREDSON AND HIRSCHI GENERAL-THEORY OF CRIME
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DOI：
10.1177/0022427893030001002
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发表时间：
1993-02-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
ARNEKLEV, BJ
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作者：
GRASMICK, HG;TITTLE, CR;ARNEKLEV, BJ
在《犯罪通论》中，戈特弗雷德森和赫斯基提出，低自控力与犯罪机会的相互作用是犯罪的主要原因。本文报道的研究试图检验这一论点，同时严格遵循戈特弗雷德森和赫斯基提出的名义定义。旨在测量低自控力的项目的因子分析与他们的观点一致，即该特征是单维的。此外，针对自我报告的欺诈和武力行为（他们对犯罪的定义）发现了所提出的相互作用效应。与该理论不一致的是（a）发现犯罪机会除了与低自控力的相互作用之外，对自我报告的犯罪具有显着的主要影响；（b）理论变量无法解释犯罪中的很大一部分差异。提出了修改和扩展该理论的建议。
In A General Theory of Crime, Gottfredson and Hirschi propose that low self-control, in interaction with criminal opportunity, is the major cause of crime. The research reported in this article attempts to test this argument while closely following the nominal definitions presented by Gottfredson and Hirschi. A factor analysis of items designed to measure low self-control is consistent with their contention that the trait is unidimensional. Further, the proposed interaction effect is found for self-reported acts of both fraud and force (their definition of crime). Inconsistent with the theory are (a) the finding that criminal opportunity has a significant main effect, beyond its interaction with low self-control, on self-reported crime and (b) the substantial proportion of variance in crime left unexplained by the theoretical variables. Suggestions are offered for modifying and expanding the theory.