@article{ref1,
title="Assessing similarities and differences in self-control between police officers and offenders",
journal="American journal of criminal justice",
year="2020",
author="Meldrum, Ryan C. and Donner, Christopher M. and Cleary, Shawna and Hochstetler, Andy and DeLisi, Matt",
volume="45",
number="2",
pages="167-189",
abstract="Research provides consistent evidence that non-offenders have greater self-control than offenders. While such differences exist across a range of samples, the ability of measures of self-control to discriminate between different groups merits additional attention. We advance research on this topic by comparing the self-control of police officers to offenders. <br><br>RESULTS indicate police officers score higher than offenders do on global self-control. <br><br>RESULTS also indicate that, when analyzing differences across the six dimensions of self-control conceptualized by Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990), police officers consistently score lower in impulsivity, self-centeredness, and anger than offenders. At the same time, police officers have a greater preference for physical activities than offenders do, and the risk-seeking and simple tasks dimensions are inconsistently associated with being a police officer relative to an offender across the different models estimated. <br><br>DISCUSSION centers on the implications of these findings for theory and for the screening of potential police recruits.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1066-2316",
doi="10.1007/s12103-019-09505-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-019-09505-4"
}