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How would the general theory of crime account for the children who are reared poorly and who exhibit low self control, but who do not go to commit crimes?
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The expert summarizes learning theories for a crime account for the children who are reared poorly and who exhibits law self control.
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First I will give a brief summary of the general theory of crime and its use of the self-control theory to explain differences in a person's propensity to refrain from or to commit crime. This according to the authors of this book and creators of this theory is consistent for criminal acts and deviance regardless of age and circumstances. Opportunities to commit crimes must exist for people who have low self-control to engage in criminal acts according to this theory, and this theory posits that because criminal opportunities are consistently readily available, people with low self-control will commit crime. The overall premise of this theory is that self-control, not opportunities, will be the primary determinant of people's involvement in crime across their ...
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