A Major Weakness in Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime

question 5

True/False

A major weakness in Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime is that it may be tautological because they do not clearly define self-control as distinct from the propensity to commit crime.

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Definitions:

Bladder

A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine from the kidneys before it is excreted from the body.

UA

An abbreviation that can refer to many things, depending on the context, such as Urinalysis, a common medical test.

Meaning

The significance, definition, or explanation of something.

Nephron

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, essential for filtering blood and producing urine.