Citation

Burton VS, Evans TD, Kethineni SR, Cullen FT, Dunaway RG, Payne GL. J. Crim. Justice 1995; 23(2): 111-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0047-2352(95)00009-F

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Previous studies have argued that not only indirect controls but also direct controls lessen delinquency. Through a self-report survey of high school youths, the current study attempts to assess this thesis. Supportive of previous studies, the data revealed that even with a range of theoretically salient variables controlled, direct control was inversely related to delinquent involvement. This relationship, however, was stronger and more consistent for males than females.