Citation

Higgins GE, Jennings WG, Tewksbury R, Gibson CL. Crim. Justice Behav. 2009; 36(10): 1070-1084.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854809344046

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Although the relationship between Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory and crime is well known in the literature, much less research has addressed the possible link of low self-control and violent victimization. Drawing from the limited research in this area, the authors explore the trajectories of low self-control and violent victimization among a sample of adolescents from the Gang Resistance Education and Training data. The results appear to suggest that self-control is largely stable and that self-control trajectories are linked to violent victimization trajectories over time. Study limitations and suggestions for future research are also discussed.