Testing Self-Control Theory Among Incarcerated Drug Offenders in China
Published online on December 23, 2025
Abstract
Crime & Delinquency, Ahead of Print.
Since its introduction by Gottfredson and Hirschi, self-control theory has been widely applied in criminology for its claimed explanatory breadth and presumed invariance across cultures and populations. Yet empirical assessments of its applicability to ...
Since its introduction by Gottfredson and Hirschi, self-control theory has been widely applied in criminology for its claimed explanatory breadth and presumed invariance across cultures and populations. Yet empirical assessments of its applicability to ...