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Edgework (Lyng)

Edgework is a socio-psychological concept that understands voluntary risk taking as a temporary escape from social boundaries and the search for mental and/or physical borderline experiences. Main proponent Stephen Lyng Theory Edgework is not a crime theory in the strict sense of the word. Rather, it is a concept of

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Kategorie: Theories of Crime Tags: 1990, situation, sociology

General Theory of Crime (Gottfredson & Hirschi)

The General Theory of Crime explains, like other control theories, the absence and not the emergence of crime. This leads them back to self-control. If an individual has little self-control, and has the opportunity to commit crime, criminal behavior becomes more likely. Since the opportunities for crime are widespread, lack

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Kategorie: Theories of Crime Tags: 1990, aetiological, General Theory of Crime, Lebenslauf, sanctioning, situation, sociology, USA

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