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Self-Control and Criminal Career Dimensions

Alex R. Piquero

University of Florida

Terrie E. Moffitt

Kings College London

Bradley E. Wright

University of Connecticut

The criminal career paradigm parcels offenders’ careers into multiple dimensions, including participation, frequency, persistence, seriousness, career length, and desistance, and each dimension may have different causes. In a forceful critique of this perspective, Gottfredson and Hirschi claim that low self-control equally predicts all dimensions of criminal behavior and that its effect holds steady across types of people, including both men and women. This study examines the link between low self-control and the career dimensions of participation, frequency, persistence, and desistance from crime. Analyses also investigate whether self-control distinguishes between persistence and desistance. Using data from 985 participants in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Human Development Study, the authors found overall support for Gottfredson and Hirschi’s position.

Key Words: criminal careers • self-control • participation • persistence • desistance

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 23, No. 1, 72-89 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986206298949
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