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CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR
Volume 50, Issue 3, Pages 330-350Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/00938548221140367
Keywords
criminological theory; self-control; criminology; criminal behavior; global criminology
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Using survey data from Ukrainian and Russian adults, this study examines the relationship between collective processes, individual self-control, and offending. The findings suggest that collective self-control and perceived sanction risks are important moderators of the self-control-crime relationship at the individual level. The study highlights the protective effect of high self-control on offending in neighborhoods with strong collective self-control and sanctioning climates and stresses the importance of exploring neighborhood processes beyond social disorganization in the self-control-crime nexus.
Using survey data from a sample of 1,435 Ukrainian and Russian adults, this study examines the interplay between collective processes, individual-level self-control, and offending. Multilevel regression models estimate the direct effects of neighborhood-level self-control, perceptions of sanction risks, and strain on criminal behavior, showing how these contextual factors condition the association between individual-level self-control and offending. Findings suggest that collective self-control and perceived sanction risks are important moderators of the self-control-crime relationship at the individual level, highlighting the protective effect of high self-control on offending in neighborhoods with strong collective self-control and sanctioning climates. Overall, the study stresses the importance of exploring the role of neighborhood processes beyond social disorganization in the self-control-crime nexus.
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