Observations on the Study of Crime Causation.

Gibbons, Don C.

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Observations on the Study of Crime Causation

Gibbons, Don C.

American Journal of Sociology, 77, 2, 262-278, Sep 71

Although both genetic and situational factors are implicated in criminality, the thesis here is that the latter may well be more important and more frequently encountered than many criminologists have acknowledged to date. (JB)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Crime, Criminology, Environmental Influences, Etiology, Genetics, Social Behavior

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