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The structuring effects of social control

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Maurice Cusson
Maurice Cusson*
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Ecole de criminologie, C.I.C.C., Université de Montréal
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Summary

In proposing a widened concept of social control, the author supports the microcriminological theory of rational choice by the offender, and illustrates on the macrocriminological level, the hypothesis that social control has structural effects on the distribution, evolution, and severity of crime rates.

Resume

Resume

Proposant un concept élargi du contrôle social, l’auteur adhère à une théorie microcriminologique des choix opérés par le délinquant, et illustre au niveau macrocriminologique l’hypothèse que le contrôle social a des effets structurants sur la distribution, l’évolution et la gravité des taux de criminalité.

Resumen

Resumen

A través de la proposición del concepto amplio de control social, el autor adhiere a una teoría micro-criminológica de las elecciones hechas por el delincuente e ilustra, a nivel macro-criminológico, la hipótesis que el control social provoca efectos estructuradores sobre la distribución, la evolución y la gravedad de las tasas de criminalidad.

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International Annals of Criminology , Volume 31 , Issue 1-2 , 1993 , pp. 45 - 58
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Copyright © 1993 International Society for Criminology

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