For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have been at the center of theoretical development in criminology. Key to the control theory pers

Control theories have dominated criminological theory and research since the 1969 publication of Hirschi's seminal work on the social bond. Social control and s

"For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have been at the center of theoretical development in criminology. Key to the control theory per

Travis Hirschi is one of the most cited criminologists of the twentieth century. His work has provoked controversy and heated debates about the causes of crime,

This volume marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Travis Hirschi’s seminal work Causes of Delinquency. The influence of Hirschi’s book, and the t