Kathleen M. Olivares’s research while affiliated with Indiana University Bloomington and other places

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Publications (4)


Age, self-control, and adults’ offending behaviors: A research note assessing A general theory of crime
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February 1999

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71 Citations

Journal of Criminal Justice

Velmer S. Burton

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T.David Evans

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R.Gregory Dunaway

This article examined empirically whether Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) “general theory” explained criminal and imprudent behaviors among a community sample of adults across the age distribution. The findings indicated that low self-control was significantly related with both forms of self-reported offending activity through age fifty. Gottfredson and Hirschi’s claim that their theory explained offending across age, therefore, was generally supported. It is suggested that future empirical tests employ the “general theory” as a causal explanation of adult criminality.


Age, self-control, and adults’ offending behaviors

January 1999

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23 Reads

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71 Citations

Journal of Criminal Justice

This article examined empirically whether Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) “general theory” explained criminal and imprudent behaviors among a community sample of adults across the age distribution. The findings indicated that low self-control was significantly related with both forms of self-reported offending activity through age fifty. Gottfredson and Hirschi’s claim that their theory explained offending across age, therefore, was generally supported. It is suggested that future empirical tests employ the “general theory” as a causal explanation of adult criminality.



Citations (4)


... Although there have been calls for policy reform to interrupt the collateral consequences of criminal conviction and incarceration for decades (e.g., Burton et al., 1987;Olivares et al., 1996), little progress has been made in dismantling the web of tens of thousands of local, state, and federal policies which limit formerly incarcerated women from full participation in the community. These policies-especially for those with felony convictions-have long-lasting negative effects on women's ability to secure housing and employment, regain child custody, and achieve financial independence (e.g., Kirk & Wakefield, 2018;McConnell, 2017). ...

Reference:

“I Feel like I Have ‘Prison’ Tattooed on my Forehead”: Women’s Trajectories after Release from Incarceration
The collateral consequences of a felony conviction: A national study of state legal codes 10 years later
  • Citing Article
  • January 1996

Federal Probation

... Since the publication of Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) general theory of crime, studies have reported a significant relationship between low self-control and behaviors that were offending or deviant Burton, Evans, Cullen, Olivares, & Dunaway, 1999;Evans, Cullen, Burton, Dunaway, & Benson, 1997;Sellers, 1999;Wright & Cullen, 2000). Studies evaluating self-control theory indicate that low self-control has direct and indirect effects on drunk driving (Keane, Maxim, & Teevan, 1993;Piquero & Tibbetts, 1996), and excessive alcohol consumption (Gibbes & Giever, 1995). ...

Age, self-control, and adults' offending behaviors - Social psychological correlates of delinquency
  • Citing Article
  • January 1999

Journal of Criminal Justice

... Self-control has emerged as a powerful predictor of criminal and analogous behaviors (Arneklev, Grasmick, Tittle, & Bursick, 1993;Burton, Cullen, Evans, & Dunaway, 1994;Burton, Cullen, Evans, Alarid, & Dunaway, 1998;Burton, Evans, Cullen, Olivares, & Dunaway, 1999;Evans, Cullen, Burton, Dunaway, & Benson, 1997;Nagin & Paternoster, 1993). Indeed, the range of outcomes predicted by self-control, such as drug use (de Wit, 2009;Madden, Petry, Badger, & Bickel, 1997), seat belt use (Keane, Maxim, & Teevan, 1993;Longshore, 1998;Nakhaie, Silverman, & LaGrange, 2000;Tittle, Ward, & Grasmick, 2003), obesity (Elfhag & Morey, 2008;Gormally, Black, Daston, & Rardin, 1982), educational performance (Duckworth & Seligman, 2005;Schunk & Zimmerman, 1994;Tangney, Baumeister, & Boone, 2004), and a variety of imprudent behaviors (Forde, & Kennedy, 1997;Pratt & Cullen, 2000;Reisig & Pratt, 2011), remains empirically impressive. ...

Age, self-control, and adults’ offending behaviors
  • Citing Article
  • January 1999

Journal of Criminal Justice

... Notably, employees with high self-control are more likely to avoid risky behaviors incompatible with organizational ideals. 56 The result in this aspect echoes insights from past IS security studies demonstrating that individuals' self-control levels matter for compliant security postures. 10,19,20,26 The result indicates employees with lower self-control are more likely to participate in RCySecB. ...

Age, self-control, and adults’ offending behaviors: A research note assessing A general theory of crime
  • Citing Article
  • February 1999

Journal of Criminal Justice