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general theory of crime  

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  • In 1990, A General Theory of Crime by Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi was published. The theory described in this book is often thought of as a social control theory with its theoretical foundation in both earlier social bonding theory and learning theory. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; General Theory of Crime]

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