American criminologist who developed social control theory, proposing that social bonds encourage conforming behavior and prevent most people from committing crimes, later expanded with a self-control theory of crime. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountDeveloped social control theory and, later, self-control theory, holding that social bonds and self-control explain conformity to law. 1 Travis Hirschi
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Wikidata Q376554, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia: Self-Control Theory of Crime
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