@article{ref1,
title="Critiquing the General Theory of Crime's Empirical Evidence: Does the Evidence Support the Theory?",
journal="Journal of family theory and review",
year="2009",
author="Crosswhite, Jennifer M. and Kerpelman, Jennifer L.",
volume="1",
number="3",
pages="146-163",
abstract="Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime proposes that low self-control leads to engagement in deviant behaviors, parents must properly socialize self-control in their children, and self-control fully mediates the parenting-deviance association. A critical analysis of the empirical evidence generated suggests a number of unresolved issues regarding the theory that remain to be investigated. Some of the specific issues addressed include determining which aspects of parenting influence the etiology of self-control and to what extent self-control mediates the parenting-deviance association.<p />",
language="",
issn="1756-2570",
doi="10.1111/j.1756-2589.2009.00019.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2589.2009.00019.x"
}