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Illicit sexual behaviors: A test of self-control theory.
(2001)
This study proposes a test of self-control theory using illicit sexual behaviors. Specifically this research tests the correlation of illicit sexual behaviors with crime/delinquency as they relate to measures of self-control, ...
Applying general strain theory to juvenile sex offenders.
(2004)
Various studies have examined why people commit sexual offenses, but most have dealt with adult offenders. An increasing number of studies show that juveniles are committing sexual offenses at higher rates than in the past. ...
Self-control in a criminal sample: A comparison of sex offenders and non-sex offenders.
(2002)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the criminal histories and analogous behaviors of three inmate samples (non-sex offenders, in-treatment sex offenders, and never treated sex offenders) would reflect the ...
Assessing the effects of strain on HIV/AIDS risk-behavior and adherence to treatment regimes: An empirical test of general strain theory.
(2005)
The purpose of this study is to determine the social and social psychological factors that are significantly related to an individual's ability to adhere to HIV medical regimens and involvement in high-risk behaviors which ...
Anomie, institutions, and crime: The role of social institutions in the relationship between socioeconomic change and crime in Russia.
(2003)
This dissertation examines social change, social institutions, and crime in Post-Soviet Russia. Russia has experienced rapid social and economic change following the collapse of the Soviet Union, creating anomic conditions ...
Legal and extra-legal variables in sentencing outcomes: The effect of race and gender.
(2002)
A long debate has existed in criminal justice literature about the effects of legal variables and extra-legal variables on sentencing. The debate centers on the importance of each type of variable and the effects produced ...
Determinants of individual drug market patterns: Ecological predictors of where individual drug users buy their drugs.
(2006)
The following research examines why drug users are less likely to purchase their drugs from closed-air drug markets. This research uses a key principle from routine activities theory to further examine closed-air drug ...
Combining general strain theory with feminist theories to explain rape.
(2006)
A closed-ended survey consisting of 136 questions was distributed to 298 males in seven introductory sociology courses. After eliminating the missing cases and those who did not fit the age requirements for participation, ...
An analysis of juvenile justice decision-making and its effect on disproportionate minority contact.
(2004)
The disproportionate contact of minorities with the juvenile justice system has been consistently documented in studies throughout the United States, and it is widely acknowledged by scholars and juvenile justice practitioners. ...
Examining possible interaction effects between self-control theory and general strain theory.
(2007)
Abstract not available.