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GENERAL THEORY OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING APPROACH

ABSTRACT This article assesses Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime. This study presents support for the theory's primary model (parental management influences self-control which influences deviance), using a sample of college students (N=425) and multiple measures of the central constructs and structural equation modeling (SEM). Policy implications are also presented as they relate to the theory.